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linoleum
[li-noh-lee-uhm]
noun
a hard, washable floor covering formed by coating burlap or canvas with linseed oil, powdered cork, and rosin, and adding pigments to create the desired colors and patterns.
any floor covering similar to this.
linoleum
/ ɪˈəʊɪə /
noun
Often shortened to: lino.a sheet material made of hessian, jute, etc, coated under pressure and heat with a mixture of powdered cork, linseed oil, rosin, and pigment, used as a floor covering
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of linoleum1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of linoleum1
Example Sentences
A blue-hued linoleum floor made to look like an aquarium, replete with singing fish and turtles, brightens the dark-wooded downstairs space and echoes the nautical elements Kesling introduced into his Streamline Moderne homes.
The flat had no floor coverings and she took out a loan to install linoleum throughout.
The other dancers, aged 11 to 16, sit cross-legged on the linoleum floor talking about social media.
They were “dull, simple, amazing and unfathomable — deep caves paved with kitchen linoleum.”
I could see inside to the dirty linoleum and yellowed walls.
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