flix

The soft fur of some animals, especially the beaver.

Noun

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

Origin

Compare flax.

Noun alt of, alternative

  1. Alternative spelling of flicks (motion pictures)

Origin

Phonetic respelling.