linseed oil
noun
: a yellowish drying oil obtained from flaxseed and used especially in paint, varnish, printing ink, and linoleum
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Made with premium materials like linseed oil, natural latex, and boar bristle, the Altesse Beauté Hairbrush comes in at a pricey $320.
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Channing Smith, Glamour, 27 Nov. 2024
What if the very air that once carried the scent of linseed oil and turpentine could be inhaled by today's seekers of inspiration?
—Paul Jebara, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024
The material can be made from a variety of bio- and renewable feedstocks, such as linseed oil.
—Alan Neuhauser, Axios, 25 July 2024
The list included palm fiber, goat hair, reeds, four types of wood, leather, palm leaf matting and palm rib decking, linseed oil, sesame oil and an animal fat called bitumen.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 12 July 2024
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Channing Smith, Glamour, 27 Nov. 2024
What if the very air that once carried the scent of linseed oil and turpentine could be inhaled by today's seekers of inspiration?
—Paul Jebara, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024
The material can be made from a variety of bio- and renewable feedstocks, such as linseed oil.
—Alan Neuhauser, Axios, 25 July 2024
The list included palm fiber, goat hair, reeds, four types of wood, leather, palm leaf matting and palm rib decking, linseed oil, sesame oil and an animal fat called bitumen.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 12 July 2024
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“Linseed oil.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/linseed%20oil. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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