linseed oil
noun
: a yellowish drying oil obtained from flaxseed and used especially in paint, varnish, printing ink, and linoleum
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Reigning in the room are smells of plaster, damp glue, cold tobacco, and linseed oil.
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Jean-Philippe Toussaint, Harper's Magazine, 22 July 2024
While products like linseed oil or turpentine could help achieve this, Berrie suggests that mineral oil, or naphtha, was a game-changer thanks to its effectiveness in thinning paint and quickness to evaporate.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 11 Dec. 2024
If your tools have rough wooden handles, smooth the handles out with some sandpaper and apply linseed oil to the wood to prevent drying and cracking.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Dec. 2024
Made with premium materials like linseed oil, natural latex, and boar bristle, the Altesse Beauté Hairbrush comes in at a pricey $320.
—Channing Smith, Glamour, 27 Nov. 2024
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Jean-Philippe Toussaint, Harper's Magazine, 22 July 2024
While products like linseed oil or turpentine could help achieve this, Berrie suggests that mineral oil, or naphtha, was a game-changer thanks to its effectiveness in thinning paint and quickness to evaporate.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 11 Dec. 2024
If your tools have rough wooden handles, smooth the handles out with some sandpaper and apply linseed oil to the wood to prevent drying and cracking.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Dec. 2024
Made with premium materials like linseed oil, natural latex, and boar bristle, the Altesse Beauté Hairbrush comes in at a pricey $320.
—Channing Smith, Glamour, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Linseed oil.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/linseed%20oil. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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