Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: linseed
IPA transcription: [l'ɪns,id]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: linseed, flaxseed
    Meaning: the seed of flax used as a source of oil
Usage examples
  • One method of hardening is to smear the blank with common yellow soap, heat it to a cherry red, and drop endwise into linseed oil.
  • Petroleum is preferred by some to linseed oil, but, to tell the truth, I can see no difference in the action of linseed, petroleum or olive oil.
  • Record is a mixture of vegetable tar, paraffin, soft soap, and linseed oil, with some patent addition which prevents freezing--this according to Gran.