flaxen

Aunt Isabella sent papa a beautiful lock of his hair; it was lighter than mine--more flaxen, and quite as fine..伊莎贝拉姑姑给过爸爸一绺他的美丽的头发；比我的头发颜色还浅——更淡黄些，而且也相当细。

She was spinning white flaxen thread, which ran from her spinning wheel down to a pile around her feet, then on down the slope, like a creek..她正在纺着白色的亚麻线，线从她的纺轮里跑出来，在她的脚边堆成一堆，然后跑下雪泥地，像一条小溪。

This is because postmenopausal women rarely retain the flaxen locks of their youth, of course eventually becoming grey grannies..这也是为什么绝经后的女性很少能保留她们少女时代淡黄色的头发，而变成白头发的老奶奶。