linseed

[ lin-seed ]

/ ˈlɪnˌsid /

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Origin of linseed

before 1000; Middle English linsed,Old English līnsǣd.See line¹, seed

Words nearby linseed

lino tile, linotype, Lin Piao, Lins, linsang, linseed, linseed cake, linseed meal, linseed oil, Lin Sen, linsey

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How to use linseed in a sentence

The opening of the bowels may be followed with a pint of linseed oil, as an additional and gentle laxative.
Domestic Animals|Richard L. Allen
Besides these, two parts linseed oil to one part kerosene is a good polish; also one-half turpentine to one-half crude oil.
The Library of Work and Play: Housekeeping|Elizabeth Hale Gilman
Unglazed tiles are restored to colour and cleanliness by a rubbing with linseed oil.
The Library of Work and Play: Housekeeping|Elizabeth Hale Gilman
Omaha has a linseed oil mill which turns out yearly millions of oil cakes and thousands of gallons of oil.
Ocean to Ocean on Horseback|Willard Glazier

"Honest" linseed appears to have played him a sad trick, or he to have played a trick upon honest linseed.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXVIII. February, 1843. Vol. LIII.|Various

British Dictionary definitions for linseed

linseed

/ (ˈlɪnˌsiːd) /

noun

another name for flaxseed

Word Origin for linseed

Old English līnsǣd, from līn flax + sǣd seed

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