Lin"seed` (l&ibreve;n"sēd`),
n. [OE. lin flax + seed. See Linen.]
(Bot.)
The seeds of flax, from which linseed oil is obtained. [Written also lintseed.]
Linseed cake, the solid mass or cake
which remains when oil is expressed from flaxseed. -- Linseed meal, linseed cake reduced to powder. -- Linseed oil, oil obtained by pressure from flaxseed.
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