Some of the causes of eyelid spasms that have been identified include: 1  Alcohol intake. 2  Bright lights. 3  Caffeine intake. 4  Fatigue. 5  Irritation of the eye surface or inner eyelids. 6  Lack of sleep. 7  Smoking. 8  Stress.
Learner's definition of FLAX. [noncount]. 1. : a plant that has blue flowers and that is grown for its fiber and its seed â The fiber of flax is used to make linen and the seed is used to make linseed oil.â The fiber of flax is used to make linen and the seed is used to make linseed oil.2. : the fiber of the flax plant. a plant that has blue flowers and that is grown for its fiber and its seed â The fiber of flax is used to make linen and the seed is used to make linseed oil. â The fiber of flax is used to make linen and the seed is used to make linseed oil. 2. : the fiber of the flax plant.
Flax (also known as common flax or linseed), with the binomial name Linum usitatissimum, is a member of the genus Linum in the family Linaceae. It is a food and fiber crop that is grown in cooler regions of the world.The textiles made from flax are known in the West as linen, and traditionally used for bed sheets, underclothes and table linen.he earliest evidence of humans using wild flax as a textile comes from the present day Republic of Georgia, where spun, dyed, and knotted wild flax fibers were found in Dzudzuana Cave and dated to the Upper Paleolithic, 30,000 years ago. Flax was first domesticated in the Fertile Crescent region.