linseed

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: lin=seed

CIDE DICTIONARY

linseed, n. [OE. lin flax + seed. See Linen.].

 The seeds of flax, from which linseed oil is obtained.  [1913 Webster]

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.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

linseed, n. the seed of flax.

Idiom

linseed cake pressed linseed used as cattle-food. linseed meal ground linseed. linseed oil oil extracted from linseed and used in paint and varnish.

Etymology

OE lins{aelig}d f. lin flax + s{aelig}d seed