- 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 coveringOften shortened to: lino
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li•no•le•um
(li nō′lē əm),USA pronunciation n.
- 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.
- Latin līn(um) flax, linen + oleum oil; formerly trademark
- 1863
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linoleum /lɪˈnəʊlɪəm/ n
'linoleum' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
lino
- linocut
- linseed oil
- oilcloth
- tile
- waxcloth
- blunt
- decoupage
- eat
- floorcloth
- floorcover
- linoleum block
- lithopone
- mislay
- tung oil
- underlayment