linseed

[ lin-seed ]

noun

1. flaxseed.

linseed

/ ˈlɪnˌsiːd /

noun

1. another name for flaxseed

Word History and Origins

Origin of linseed¹

before 1000; Middle English linsed, Old English līnsǣd. See line ¹, seed

Word History and Origins

Origin of linseed¹

Old English līnsǣd, from līn flax + sǣd seed

Example Sentences

Now it’s a rainbow of mustard, linseed, buckwheat, you name it.

From BBC

Taking a bottle of powdered cadmium sulfide pigment off a shelf, she mixed it with linseed oil and then brushed it on microscope slides to dry.

From Science Daily

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

"Benny Hill once honoured me with a sketch in which I was sent up as eager-beaver 'girl reporter Linseed Cranks' - those were the days."

From BBC

“I made it in my garden shed with a bag of cadmium red and some linseed oil. It’s probably really toxic. I shouldn’t have done it. It still uses cadmium to this day, which is why it carries such a strong warning when artists use it. But honestly, I can’t find a better pigment,” he said.

From Seattle Times