Lin"net (ln"nt), n. [F. linot, linotte, from L. linum flax; or perh.
shortened from AS. lnetwige, fr. AS. ln flax; -- so called because it
feeds on the seeds of flax and hemp. See Linen.] (Zoöl.) Any one of
several species of fringilline birds of the genera Linota, Acanthis,
and allied genera, esp. the common European species (L. cannabina),
which, in full summer plumage, is chestnut brown above, with the breast
more or less crimson. The feathers of its head are grayish brown,
tipped with crimson. Called also gray linnet, red linnet, rose linnet,
brown linnet, lintie, lintwhite, gorse thatcher, linnet finch, and
greater redpoll. The American redpoll linnet (Acanthis linaria) often
has the crown and throat rosy. See Redpoll, and Twite.
Green linnet (Zoöl.), the European green finch.
Li*no"le*ate (l*n"l*t), n. (Chem.) A salt of linoleic acid.
Li*no"le*ic (l*n"l*k), a. Pertaining to, or derived from, linoleum, or
linseed oil; specifically (Chem.), designating an organic acid, a thin
yellow oil, found combined as a salt of glycerin in oils of linseed,
poppy, hemp, and certain nuts.
Li*no"le*um (l*n"l*m), n. [L. linum flax + oleum oil.] 1. Linseed oil
brought to various degrees of hardness by some oxidizing process, as by
exposure to heated air, or by treatment with chloride of sulphur. In
this condition it is used for many of the purposes to which India
rubber has been applied.
2. A kind of floor cloth made by laying hardened linseed oil mixed with
ground cork on a canvas backing.
Li*nox"in (l*nks"n), n. [Linoleic + oxygen.] (Chem.) A resinous
substance obtained as an oxidation product of linoleic acid. [Written
also linoxyn.]
Lin*sang" (ln*säng"), n. (Zoöl.) Any viverrine mammal of the genus
Prionodon, inhabiting the East Indies and Southern Asia. The common
East Indian linsang (P. gracilis) is white, crossed by broad, black
bands. The Guinea linsang (Porana Richardsonii) is brown with black
spots.
Lin"seed` (ln"sd`), 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.
Lin"sey (ln"s), n. [See Linen.] Linsey-woolsey.
Lin"sey-wool"sey (-wl"s; 277), n. 1. Cloth made of linen and wool,
mixed.