linseed
Americannoun
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linseeds
plural
noun
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of linseed
before 1000; Middle English linsed, Old English līnsǣd. See line 1, seed
Example Sentences
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Both formulations were enhanced with tomato powder, spices, and a blend of sunflower, olive, and linseed oils to improve flavor and nutritional value.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 4, 2025
Now it’s a rainbow of mustard, linseed, buckwheat, you name it.
From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2024
Natural oils such as tung and linseed are delicious food for mildew and algae.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 17, 2023
Remove all of the sanding dust and you’re ready to refinish, with linseed oil or whatever you want.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 7, 2023
In the doorway, he paused to draw in the cool air—it smelled of wood and hay and linseed oil and varnish.
From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker
Flax is still grown commercially in the UK to produce linseeds, which you can eat, and linseed oil, which is used as a wood treatment and in paint.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2021
He inherited Strauss & Co. from his father, built it up into one of London's five biggest commodity houses, doing an extensive business in castor seeds, linseeds, peanuts.
From Time Magazine Archive
The price of castor seeds and linseeds, in which the company was also short, had fluctuated violently.
From Time Magazine Archive
Rape-seeds closely resemble linseeds in composition, but they are considerably cheaper.
From The Stock-Feeder's Manual the chemistry of food in relation to the breeding and feeding of live stock by Sir Charles Alexander Cameron
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