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linseed

linseed

4 6.5
A small brown seed from the flax plant used for oil or as food
  • noun
  • /ˈlɪnˌsiːd/
translation icon : semilla de lino
  • We sealed it with a 50/50 mix of boiled linseed oil and mineral spirits.
  • linseed oil

So it's got egg, lemon, sea salt and linseed.

Examples

  • I decided not to use varnish and instead tried some quick drying linseed oil to give it a more natural look.

  • Sand and apply a coat of linseed oil to wooden handles and light machine oil to metal parts to prevent rust.

    Blog text (21)

  • Get boiled linseed oil, I know.

    Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023)

  • The darker painted walls are one layer of linseed oil.

    Blog text (11)

  • I could smell fresh paint and the yellowy linseed oil he always worked with.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • Add golden linseed or oats to the diet.

    Academic text (2012)

  • The big orderly room smelled of milled wood and linseed oil.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • Ambrose Ames, the blacksmith, invested in a linseed milling operation.

    Academic text (1993)

  • The artist applied linseed oil to enhance the colors in his painting.

  • Many woodworkers prefer linseed oil for finishing furniture due to its durability.

Synonyms

flaxseed
vslinseed
6 3.7

A small seed from the flax plant used for oil and as food

focuses mainly on oil production and is only sometimes used as food

Compounds

linseed oil
3 4.8

A yellowish oil from flax seeds used in paints and to protect wood

Surface Forms

linseed singular
linseeds plural

Morphology

linseed = seed (semi-transparent) = lin + seed

The component 'seed' is transparent, but 'lin' is a non-productive combining form (related to 'linen'/'flax') rather than a standalone modern word, so full recognition depends on knowing that connection.

Etymology

Linseed comes from the old word lin, which means 'flax', plus the everyday word seed. The root lin is the same as in linen, the cloth made from flax, so linseed is simply the seed of the flax plant used for oil and sometimes as food.