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Webster 1913 Edition
Linseed
Lin′seedˊ
(lĭn′sēdˊ)
, Noun.
(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)
- 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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seed of the flax plant