flix - Wiktionary, the free dictionary (original) (raw)

Contents

• 1 English

  • 1.1 Pronunciation
  • 1.2 Etymology 1
    * 1.2.1 Noun
  • 1.3 Etymology 2
    * 1.3.1 Noun

• IPA(key): /flɪks/

• Rhymes: -ɪks

• Homophone: flicks

Compare flax.

flix (uncountable)

1. The soft fur of some animals, especially the beaver.
   • 1757, John Dyer, The Fleece:
     sleek of flix, and brown like deer,
     Fearful and shepherdless, they bound along
     The sands […]

Phonetic respelling.

flix pl (plural only)

1. (slang) Alternative form of flicks (motion pictures)