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linseed

/ˈlɪnsiːd/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.40 in modern English

Syllables
lin-seed
IPA
/ˈlɪnsiːd/
8
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The seed of the flax plant, which yields linseed oil.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English linseed, lynseed, lynsede, from Old English līnsǣd (“seed of flax”), from līn (“flax”) (from Proto-Germanic *līną (“flax”)) + sǣd (“seed”). By surface analysis, lin + seed.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: linseed, līnsǣd, *līną

Usage

Inflected Forms

linseeds (plural)

Phrases

linseed dodder linseed oil

Frequently Paired Words

linen

Synonyms

flaxseed

Questions

How do you pronounce linseed?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlɪnsiːd/.
What does linseed mean?
The seed of the flax plant, which yields linseed oil.
Where does linseed come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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