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Definition of Linseed

1. Noun. The seed of flax used as a source of oil.

Definition of Linseed

1. n. The seeds of flax, from which linseed oil is obtained.

Definition of Linseed

1. Noun. The seed of the flax plant, which yields linseed oil ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Linseed

1. flaxseed [n -S] - See also: flaxseed

Medical Definition of Linseed

1. The seeds of flax, from which linseed oil is obtained. Alternative forms: lintseed] Linseed cake, the solid mass or cake which remains when oil is expressed. Linseed meal, linseed cake reduced to powder. Linseed oil, oil obtained by pressure from flaxseed. Origin: OE. Lin flax + seed. See Linen. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Linseed

Literary usage of Linseed

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Dictionary of Chemistry and the Allied Branches of Other Sciences by Henry Watts (1865)
"linseed oil dissolves selenium (Berzelius) ; it dissolves nearly ifh ... When linseed oil is heated with ird iodine, there pass over, first iodine, ..."

2. Structural Engineers' Handbook: Data for the Design and Construction of by Milo Smith Ketchum (1918)
"linseed oil is made by crushing and pressing flaxseed. ... In this form the oil is known as raw linseed oil, and is ready for use. Raw linseed oil dries ..."

3. Structural Engineers' Handbook: Data for the Design and Construction of by Milo Smith Ketchum (1914)
"linseed Oil.—linseed oil is made by crushing and pressing flaxseed. ... In this form the oil is known as raw linseed oil, and is reach Raw linseed oil dries ..."

4. The Design of Steel Mill Buildings and the Calculation of Stresses in Framed by Milo Smith Ketchum (1921)
"linseed oil is commonly used as the varnish or vehicle in oil paints, and is unsurpassed in ... Pure linseed oil will, -when applied to a metal surface, ..."

5. The Design of Steel Mill Buildings and the Calculation of Stresses in Framed by Milo Smith Ketchum (1906)
"linseed oil is commonly used as the varnish or vehicle in oil paints, and Is unsurpassed in ... Pure linseed oil will, when applied to a metal surface, ..."

6. Chemical Technology and Analysis of Oils, Fats, and Waxes by Julius Lewkowitsch (1904)
"If the oxidation of linseed oil is carried further, ie until linseed oil has taken up the maximum amount of oxygen, a flexible solid mass is obtained, ..."

7. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"The cotyledons contain the valuable linseed oil referred to below. linseed grown in tropical countries ' is much larger and more plump than that obtained in ..."

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