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Meaning of "linseed" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LINSEED

Old English līnsǣd, from līn flax + sǣd seed.
Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF LINSEED

ˈlɪnˌsiːd


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LINSEED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Linseed is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LINSEED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Flax

Flax, with the binomial name: Linum usitatissimum, is a member of the genus Linum in the family Linaceae. It is a food and fibre crop that is grown in cooler regions of the world. The species is native to the region extending from the eastern Mediterranean, through Western Asia and the Middle East, to India.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LINSEED

allseed · aniseed · axseed · birdseed · bugseed · burseed · coleseed · cottonseed · flaxseed · grapeseed · hayseed · heartseed · hempseed · mawseed · moonseed · oilseed · pumpkinseed · rapeseed · stickseed · wormseed

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LINSEED

lino · lino tile · linocut · linoleate · linoleic acid · linolenic acid · linoleum · Linotype · linotyper · linsang · linseed oil · linsey · linsey-woolsey · linstock · lint · linted · lintel · lintelled · linter · lintie

WORDS THAT END LIKE LINSEED

American wormseed · bad seed · canary seed · caraway seed · deseed · fern seed · gapeseed · go to seed · Niger seed · poppy seed · reseed · seed · terminator seed · to sow gapeseed

Synonyms and antonyms of linseed in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «linseed» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LINSEED

Find out the translation of linseed to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of linseed from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «linseed» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

亚麻籽
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

linaza
570 millions of speakers
en

English

linseed
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

अलसी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بذر الكتان
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

льняное
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

linhaça
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

তিসি
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

graines de lin
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Biji rami
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Leinsamen
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

亜麻仁
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

아마씨
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Linseed
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hột gai
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

ஆளி விதை
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

जवस
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

keten tohumu
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

seme di lino
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

lniany
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

лляне
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

semințe de in
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λιναρόσπορο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lynsaad
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

linfrö
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

linfrø
5 millions of speakers

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about linseed

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Trinny Woodall
Every morning, I have a drink of spinach, blueberry, celery, carrot and Gillian McKeith energy food with linseed.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LINSEED»

Discover the use of linseed in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to linseed and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Diseases of linseed and fibre flax
Linseed And Flax Are The Varieties Of The Same Plant (Linum Usitatissimum L). When The Plants Are Grown Commercially For Oilseed Purposes, The Crop Is Often Referred To As Linseed Or Flax Seed Or Oilseed Flax Crop.
S. J. Kolte, Bruce D. L. Fitt, 1997
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The Chemistry of Linseed Oil
This is a pre-1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
J. Newton Friend, 2009
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Flax: The genus Linum
This volume is a comprehensive review of the genus covering all aspects of the taxonomy, chemistry, cultivation, pharmacology and commercial uses of flax. It describes the disease prevention potential of these plants.
Alister D. Muir, Neil D. Westcott, 2003
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Popular Woodworking - Complete Book of Tips, Tricks & Techniques
It was useful for making superior, water-resistant varnishes, especially for outdoor use. But tung oil is too difficult for most people to use by itself as a finish. You apply tung oil just like linseed oil or oil/varnish blend, but you have to sand tung ...
Popular Woodworking, 2004
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Oil Portraits Step by Step
The pigment is then blended with a vegetable oil called linseed oil — squeezed from the flax plant, whose fibers are also used to make linen. Together the pigment and oil make a thick, luminous paste that the manufacturer packages in metal ...
Wendon Blake, 1998
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Shellac, Linseed Oil, and Paint: Traditional 19th Century ...
Covers traditional nineteenth century Woodwork Finishes including how to make and use varnish and paint with an excellent description of French Polish. Includes many formulas and recipes for paint, varnish and how to paint and grain.
George Stapleford, Stephen A. Shepherd, 2011
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Old-House Journal
Then thoroughly saturate the bare wood with a 50/50 mixture of boiled linseed oil and turpentine. Let dry a day and repeat the soaking. After the linseed oil has dried thoroughly (l-2 days) the sash can be primed and painted as usual with any  ...
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Effect of Varying Inclusion Levels of Linseed Oil on Growth, ...
Fish oil is the main contributor of the healthful fatty acid profile, but its replacement with vegetable oils may result in lower levels of the polyunsaturated omega-3 fatty acids. Linseed oil (flaxseed oil) contains 53-62 % linolenic acid ( C18:3n-3).
Mary Anne Eaton, 2008
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Handbook on Ingredients for Aquaculture Feeds
46.6 Linseed Meal 46.6.1 Description Linseed meal is the by-product of the extraction of linseed oil from flax (Linum usitatis- simum) seed (see Chapter 45.6) . Linseed production is associated with linseed chaff amounting to about 200 kg per ...
J.W. Hertrampf, F. Piedad-Pascual, 2003
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Effects of Supplementing Grazing Dairy Cows with Varying ...
TITLE: EFFECTS OF SUPPLEMENTING GRAZING DAIRY COWS WITH VARYING LEVELS OF LINSEED OIL ON MILK CONJUGATED LINOLEIC ACID AND OMEGA-3 FATTY ACIDS CONTENT MAJOR PROFESSOR: Dr. Amer AbuGhazaleh ...
Gwenetta Flowers, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LINSEED»

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Rags soaked in linseed oil cause house fire in Carmichael - News10
Firefighters battled a Carmichael house fire Monday morning that was caused by linseed oil according to fire crews on scene. July 20, 2015. «News10.net, Jul 15»
2
5 Ways To Restore & Preserve Your Antiques Like The Pros - Forbes
A seasoned logger from Oregon named Tom Hirons taught me to finish book cases with boiled linseed oil. You'll want to mix it with one third or ... «Forbes, Jul 15»
3
Nagpur Soybean, Soyoil, Soymeal Open-July 20 | Reuters
VIDARBHA MARKETS OILS * Groundnut loose, groundnut refined, sunflower refined, linseed, rapeseed and castor and coconut KP oil ruled ... «Reuters, Jul 15»
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Visalia Times Delta Local Top 5
In case you were wondering what linseed-oil is, it's a material that's used to furnish wood furniture, an occupation by resident Roger Price who's ... «Visalia Times-Delta, Jul 15»
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Solvent Extractors Association of India - July 20 | Reuters
Rapeseed Oil 82,800 3. Sunflower Oil 61,000 4. Kardi Oil 87,500 5. Linseed Oil 78,000 6. Sesame Oil 78,000 7. Washed Cottonseed Oil 59,300 ... «Reuters, Jul 15»
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Beavering away in the woods - Living - The Telegram
If you wanted to insulate your house, you had to get the following: linseed oil, cotton seed oil, heavy petroleum, light coal tar, Venice turpentine, ... «The Telegram, Jul 15»
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Recipe: Honeybuns' Amondi cookies | Blackmore Vale Magazine
While writing the Gluten-Free Baking Book, Honeybuns fell in love with a few more naturally gluten-free ingredients such as flax seeds (linseed) ... «Blackmore Vale Magazine, Jul 15»
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Refined palmolein slips on reduced demand - fullstory
However, groundnutoil , castorseeds bold, castor oil commercial and linseed oil remained stable in the absence of any largescale buying activity. In the edible ... «Press Trust of India, Jul 15»
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Love This Cauliflower Soup & Health Bread Recipe - Longevity LIVE
Bring your water to the boil in a kettle. Turn your oven on to 140ºC. Once the water has boiled, incorporate the linseed, flour and salt in a mixing ... «Longevity LIVE, Jul 15»
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Around Since 1952: C&E | Philipstown.info – Cold Spring – Beacon
... where their paints were needed and mix the paints, by hand, combining lead and linseed oil and squeezing tubes into that mixture, on-site. «Philipstown.info, Jul 15»
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