Explore Linseed through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like flaxseed or oilseed. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Linseed meaning
The seed of the flax plant, which yields linseed oil.
Using Linseed
- The main meaning on this page is: The seed of the flax plant, which yields linseed oil.
- Useful related words include: flaxseed, oilseed, oil-rich seed.
- In the example corpus, linseed often appears in combinations such as: linseed oil, as linseed, of linseed.
Context around Linseed
- Average sentence length in these examples: 19.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 8 start, 8 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Linseed
- In this selection, "linseed" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 19.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, rich, alfalfa, cotton, oil, field and extract stand out and add context to how "linseed" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include linseed oil is and as linseed oil contains. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "linseed" sits close to words such as aare, aarti and abl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with linseed
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Linseed oil is used in paints. (6 words)
Ingredients Flax seed is the source of linseed oil. (9 words)
Linseed oil was also increasingly used as an inexpensive binder. (10 words)
For Health and Safety reasons, overhead glass was laminated and vertical panes toughened, and specialised form of mastic was used to fix the panes, replacing original linseed oil putty that had contributed to the decay of the building over the century. (41 words)
Although widely used for a time, it ultimately proved unstable for use in oil painting, especially when mixed with the most common diluents, such as linseed oil, varnish and turpentine. (30 words)
It's formula, which contains ingredients like oil-rich linseed extract, exfoliating salicylic acid and caffeine, an additive that in reducing the appearance of wrinkles caused by sun damage. (29 words)
Example sentences (20)
This after Linseed Field Corporation has successfully imported liquefied natural gas (LNG) and now supplies natural gas to the Ilijan plant.
It's formula, which contains ingredients like oil-rich linseed extract, exfoliating salicylic acid and caffeine, an additive that in reducing the appearance of wrinkles caused by sun damage.
Rye bread with sprouted mung and aduki beans, alfalfa, linseed and quinoa.
Although widely used for a time, it ultimately proved unstable for use in oil painting, especially when mixed with the most common diluents, such as linseed oil, varnish and turpentine.
As linseed oil contains a smaller molecule than acrylic paint, oil paint is able to absorb substantially more pigment.
Black soils are moisture-retentive and are preferred for dry farming and growing cotton, linseed, etc. Forest soils are used for tea and coffee plantations.
Egg tempera with walnut oil and linseed oil on poplar. 181.6 x 320 cm.
Flax seeds produce linseed oil which has high ALA content These tables are incomplete.
For Health and Safety reasons, overhead glass was laminated and vertical panes toughened, and specialised form of mastic was used to fix the panes, replacing original linseed oil putty that had contributed to the decay of the building over the century.
Industrial uses Linseed oil and related oils are important components of useful products used in oil paints and related coatings.
Ingredients Flax seed is the source of linseed oil.
It was not until the stimulus of World War II created a shortage of linseed oil in the supply market that artificial resins, or alkyds, were invented.
Linseed oil is rich in di- and tri-unsaturated fatty acid components, which tend to harden in the presence of oxygen.
Linseed oil is used in paints.
Linseed oil tends to dry yellow and can change the hue of the color.
Linseed oil was also increasingly used as an inexpensive binder.
Peter Jacob Hjelm successfully isolated molybdenum using carbon and linseed oil in 1781.
Previously, painters made their own paints individually, by grinding and mixing dry pigment powders with linseed oil, which were then stored in animal bladders.
Printing ink based on drying oils such as linseed oil and varnish loaded with pigment is then rolled over the surface.
Some treenails have been found with traces of linseed oil suggesting that treenails were soaked before the pegs were inserted.
Common combinations with linseed
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- linseed oil 18×
- as linseed 3×
- of linseed 3×
- and linseed 2×