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Webster 1913 Edition


Linseed

Lin′seedˊ

(lĭn′sēdˊ)
,
Noun.
[OE.
lin
flax +
seed
. See
Linen
.]
(Bot.)
The seeds of flax, from which linseed oil is obtained.
[Written also
lintseed
.]
Linseed cake
,
the solid mass or cake which remains when oil is expressed from flaxseed.
Linseed meal
,
linseed cake reduced to powder.
Linseed oil
,
oil obtained by pressure from flaxseed.

Webster 1828 Edition


Linseed

LINSEED.

[See Lintseed.]

Definition 2024


linseed

linseed

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Linseed

Noun

linseed (plural linseeds)

  1. The seed of the flax plant, which yields linseed oil
    The Ancients widely regarded linseed as a source of medical treatments

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