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After use, wipe your tools clean, soak in a bucket filled with sand and a light oil like linseed or mineral oil.—Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Oct. 2025 Plus, chia and linseed extracts help prevent breakage, while Tsubaki (camellia) seed oil, rice bran, and vitamin E lock in moisture and tame frizz.—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 17 Oct. 2025 Its ingredient lineup includes butylene glycol to hydrate, as well as a variety of oils (safflower, linseed, and soybean) to nourish.—Jessica Kasparian, SELF, 25 Feb. 2025 The Sine guitar features an ash body tastefully finished in linseed paint or a natural oil sealer.—New Atlas, 15 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for linseed
Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Old English līnsǣd, from līn flax + sǣd seed — more at linen
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of linseed was
before the 12th century
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