How to Use linseed in a Sentence

linseed

noun
  • After use, wipe your tools clean, soak in a bucket filled with sand and a light oil like linseed or mineral oil.
    — Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Oct. 2025
  • All woodwork, desks, chairs, tables and doors should be wiped off with a cloth wet with linseed, kerosene and turpentine.
    — Alison Medley, Houston Chronicle, 13 Mar. 2020
  • It's also made with olive, linseed, and jojoba oil to keep hair strong and prevent breakage.
    — Harper's Bazaar Staff, Harper's BAZAAR, 30 Aug. 2022
  • The linseed and argan oil ideally blend to improve your hair’s texture and promote growth.
    — Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 20 Dec. 2022
  • Delicate dishes like mushroom bread with onion blossoms and linseed oil as well as char topped with ash and a carrot emulsion.
    — Jessica Jungbauer, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 June 2017
  • With a simple change of diet — corn instead of linseed — the natural flavor could be preserved.
    — Matt Schudel, Washington Post, 3 June 2017
  • The formula has coconut, linseed, and jojoba seed oils to keep the skin smooth and supple even after the color sets.
    — Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 31 Aug. 2024
  • Some cabinets with a natural-wood look have a traditional oil finish, such as tung or linseed.
    — Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 9 Dec. 2022
  • The native black walnut, darkened with lamp black and oiled with linseed oil, was carved with life-like birds, flowers and acanthus leaves that can be seen on so much of their work.
    — Janelle Gelfand, Cincinnati.com, 5 May 2017
  • The Sine guitar features an ash body tastefully finished in linseed paint or a natural oil sealer.
    — New Atlas, 15 Jan. 2025
  • The origins of the slicker date to 19th-century Britain, when cloth coats were treated with oils like linseed to resist rain.
    — Steve Garbarino, WSJ, 17 Apr. 2018
  • Thanks to ingredients like Einkorn wheat and linseed extract, the serum gives the hair an undeniable shine.
    — Jenny Berg, Allure, 23 Oct. 2024
  • Apply the rich argan and linseed formula onto wet hair to encourage smoothness and detangle strands, or smooth onto dry hair from mid-shaft to ends to boost shine and stop frizz.
    — Jessica Teich, Good Housekeeping, 3 Aug. 2020
  • Leonardo is thought to have dissolved lead oxide powder, which has an orange color, in linseed or walnut oil by heating the mixture to make a thicker, faster-drying paste.
    — John Leicester, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2023
  • The Tollund Man, for example, had eaten a meal of porridge made with linseed, barley and a few other native plants before his death.
    — Nathaniel Scharping, Discover Magazine, 14 Oct. 2020
  • Russia may set an oil seed production record this year, after preliminary data show a huge crop of sunflower, soybean, rapeseed, and linseed.
    — Clarisa Diaz, Quartz, 3 Mar. 2022
  • Because retinoids can be drying, the formula is buffered with nourishing oils like squalane, olive, sunflower, linseed, rice bran, coconut, and grape seed to support the skin barrier.
    — Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 23 Jan. 2026
  • As for the formula itself, marshmallow root extract helps with detangling, hyaluronic acid delivers hydration, and linseed extract keeps your style locked in place.
    — Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Its ingredient lineup includes butylene glycol to hydrate, as well as a variety of oils (safflower, linseed, and soybean) to nourish.
    — Jessica Kasparian, SELF, 25 Feb. 2025
  • The composition of sunflower, olive, jojoba, coconut, black cumin, castor, flax, and linseed oils acts like a powerful multivitamin for the hair.
    — Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 20 Dec. 2022
  • Infused with argan oil and linseed extract (and very little else), this oil immediately softens, detangles, conditions, and dials up shine—without ever feeling heavy or slick.
    — Lily Wohlner, Allure, 22 Feb. 2026
  • Best Overall Moroccanoil’s silky, fan-favorite formula utilizes argan oil and linseed extract, which is derived from flaxseed, to provide moisture to the hair and support overall hair health.
    — Victoria Moorhouse, Forbes, 6 May 2021
  • This dry skin savior contains linseed extract, which is known for reducing wrinkles and visibly firming skin, as well as caffeine, which is known for stimulating, energizing, and removing dullness.
    — Grooming Playbook, The Salt Lake Tribune, 30 Sep. 2022
  • However, oil paint, which uses linseed or safflower oil instead of water, also has drawbacks, including being more susceptible to color darkening and damage caused by exposure to light.
    — Jacopo Prisco, CNN, 28 Mar. 2023

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