linseed
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of linseed
before 1000; Middle English linsed, Old English līnsǣd. See line 1, seed
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Cereals such as wheat, maize, and barley as well as oilseed crops such as sunflowers, rapeseed, and linseed account for almost 70% of the imported footprint from these countries.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 18, 2024
It is made from a by-product from the linseed industry, plus natural fibre and rapeseed oil.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2023
Natural oils such as tung and linseed are delicious food for mildew and algae.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 17, 2023
He now mixes a pasty, cold wax in with his linseed oil and paint to create a unique concoction that gives the canvas surface a translucency that he sees as “parallel to the porcelain.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 3, 2023
The place was thick with the odor compounded of paint, linseed oil, and turpentine—and after a few moments the subtle aroma of stale beer.
From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes
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 Cameron, Charles Alexander, Sir
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