linseed oil

linseed oil ExamplesWord Origin noun

1. a drying oil obtained by pressing flaxseed, used in making paints, printing inks, linoleum, etc.

Origin of linseed oil First recorded in 1540–50 Examples from the Web for linseed oil Historical Examples of linseed oil

Paint contains white-lead, linseed-oil, and colouring matter.

Household Administration

Various

Have beside you linseed-oil in one receptacle, and some French polish in another.

French Polishing and Enamelling

Richard Bitmead

Everywhere there is the smell of kvas, of apples, of linseed-oil and of leather.

A Desperate Character and Other Stories

Ivan Turgenev

The bow should be sand-papered until smooth, and thoroughly oiled with linseed-oil.

The Boy Craftsman

A. Neely Hall

Carron-oil, kar′on-oil, n. a liniment composed of linseed-oil and lime-water.

Chambers’s Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)

Various

British Dictionary definitions for linseed oil linseed oil noun

1. a yellow oil extracted from seeds of the flax plant. It has great drying qualities and is used in making oil paints, printer’s ink, linoleum, etc