linseed
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of linseed
before 1000; Middle English linsed, Old English līnsǣd. See line 1, seed
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
A cake made of linseed mash and grass pellets, with a middle layer of grated carrot.
From BBC • Feb. 20, 2025
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
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 Sugarcandy Mountain it was Sunday seven days a week, clover was in season all the year round, and lump sugar and linseed cake grew on the hedges.
From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
