Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The seed of flax, especially when used as the source of linseed oil; flaxseed.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The seed of lint or flax; flaxseed.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) The seeds of flax, from which linseed oil is obtained.
- noun the solid mass or cake which remains when oil is expressed from flaxseed.
- noun linseed cake reduced to powder.
- noun oil obtained by pressure from flaxseed.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The seed of the
flax plant, which yieldslinseed oil
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the seed of flax used as a source of oil
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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It is about thirty years since miners in this district adopted the use of coarse linseed oil, instead of whale oil, to burn in their lamps; and it is very generally known, that the smoke from the former is immensely greater than that from the latter, and many old miners date the greater prevalence of black spit to the introduction of the _linseed_ oil.
An Investigation into the Nature of Black Phthisis or Ulceration Induced by Carbonaceous Accumulation in the Lungs of Coal Miners Archibald Makellar
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She went out to put her brush in linseed oil, then came back to sit with Gillam.
MORE FROM GINNY BATES: AT THE BEACH IN 1994 Maggie Jochild 2007
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Flax oil also known as linseed oil, and valued in manufacturing for drying to a tough water-resistant layer is by far the richest source of omega-3 fatty acids among plant foods.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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Flax oil also known as linseed oil, and valued in manufacturing for drying to a tough water-resistant layer is by far the richest source of omega-3 fatty acids among plant foods.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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Flaxseed, also known as linseed, is about the same size as a sesame seed but is jam-packed with nutrition.
THROW ME A BONE Cooper Gillespie 2003
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One of its nutritional attributes is, of course, the oil (also called linseed oil) which is rich in omega-3 fatty acids.
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Bakery ingredient supplier recalls linseed products on GM discovery Bakery and cereals at forefront of digestive health market, report
BakeryAndSnacks RSS 2009
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This cupcake is a great way to enjoy seeds such as linseed and sunflower seeds.
MENOPAUSE SEED CUPCAKE Crazy Cupcakes 2006
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Often an oil such as linseed was boiled with a resin such as pine resin or even frankincense; these were called 'varnishes' and were prized for their portrait oil painting
Balkinization 2003
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There is a large industrial market for synthetically epoxidized vegetable oils (such as linseed or soybean), but the epoxidation process is expensive.
16: Oils 1996
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