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The Sine guitar features an ash body tastefully finished in linseed paint or a natural oil sealer.—New Atlas, 15 Jan. 2025 Other notable ingredients: Hydrating linseed and oat kernel extract
Size: 4 oz.—Sarah Felbin, SELF, 6 Jan. 2025 This 2020 Best of Beauty-winning formula has hydrating glycerin and hydrolyzed linseed, which is rich in omega fatty acids, to keep curls from drying out as it gets rid of grime on your hair and scalp.—Sarah Hoffmann, Allure, 22 Dec. 2024 Thanks to ingredients like Einkorn wheat and linseed extract, the serum gives the hair an undeniable shine.—Jenny Berg, Allure, 23 Oct. 2024 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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