refuse flax
1hards — n. pl. Tow, refuse flax …
2tow — I. n. Refuse flax, hards. II. v. a. Draw (as a vessel, through the water), haul, drag, draw, pull, take in tow, tug …
3lint — (n.) late 14c., flax prepared for spinning, also refuse of flax used as kindling, somehow from the source of O.E. lin flax (see LINEN (Cf. linen)), perhaps from or by influence of M.Fr. linette grain of flax, dim. of lin flax, from L. linum flax …
4Daina (Lithuania) — Daina redirects here. For other uses, see Daina (disambiguation). Folklore band Kulgrinda performing dainas and dancing Daina is the traditional name of vocal folk music in the Baltic languages, and is preserved in Lithuania and Latvia.… …
5Diffusion of technology in Canada — This article outlines the history of the diffusion or spread of technology in Canada. Technologies chosen for treatment here include, in rough order, transportation, communication, energy, materials, industry, public works, public services… …
6plant disease — ▪ plant pathology Introduction an impairment of the normal state of a plant that interrupts or modifies its vital functions. All species of plants, wild and cultivated alike, are subject to disease. Although each species is… …
7agriculture, origins of — Introduction the active production of useful plants or animals in ecosystems that have been created by people. Agriculture has often been conceptualized narrowly, in terms of specific combinations of activities and organisms wet rice production… …
8Scutch — Scutch, n. 1. A wooden instrument used in scutching flax and hemp. [1913 Webster] 2. The woody fiber of flax; the refuse of scutched flax. The smoke of the burning scutch. Cuthbert Bede. [1913 Webster] …
9New Zealand — This article is about the country. For other uses, see New Zealand (disambiguation). NZ redirects here. For other uses, see NZ (disambiguation). New Zealand Aotearoa …
10Cher (Chanteuse) — Cher (artiste) Pour les articles homonymes, voir Cher. Cher Cher à Paris en 2007 …
