li·no·le·um

(lĭ-nō′lē-əm)

A durable, washable material made in sheets by pressing a mixture of heated linseed oil, rosin, powdered cork, and pigments onto a burlap or canvas backing. Linoleum is used as a covering especially for floors.

[Originally a trademark.]

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linoleum

(lɪˈnəʊlɪəm)

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. Often shortened to: lino

[C19: from Latin līnum flax + oleum oil]

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li•no•le•um

(lɪˈnoʊ li əm)

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.

[1863; < Latin līn(um) flax, linen + oleum oil; formerly a trademark]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

linoleum - a floor covering

lino

covering material - a material used by builders to cover surfaces

Translations

مُشَمَّعُ الْأَرْضِيَةِمُشَمَّع أرْضِيَّه

linolinoleum

linoleum

korkkimatto

linoleum

linóleum

línóleumgólfdúkur

linoleum

リノリウム

리놀륨

linoleumas

linolejs

linoleum

linóleo

линолеум

linoleum

linoleummatta

เสื่อน้ำมัน

muşamba yer muşambası

vải sơn lót sàn

亚麻油地毡

linoleum

[lɪˈnəʊliəm]

n → linoléum m

modif [floor, tile] → en linoléumlinseed oil [ˈlɪnsiːdɔɪl] n → huile f de lin

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

linoleum

n → Linoleum nt

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

linoleum

(liˈnəuliəm) noun

(abbreviated to lino (ˈlainou) ) a type of smooth, hard-wearing covering for floors.

linoleum

→ مُشَمَّعُ الْأَرْضِيَةِ lino linoleum Linoleum λινοτάπητας linóleo korkkimatto lino linoleum linoleum リノリウム 리놀륨 linoleum linoleum linoleum linóleo линолеум linoleummatta เสื่อน้ำมัน yer muşambası vải sơn lót sàn 亚麻油地毡

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"He eats the linoleum. If you don't send him away this minute I'll--I'll go and get married!"

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How much do you figure it will cost to furnish the house, carpets on the floor, linoleum on the kitchen, and all?"

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"She says she's after finding little Mike asleep behind the roll of old linoleum under the bed in her room."

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Looking at him as he cantered over the linoleum at Bredin's, you would have said that his mind was on his work.

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He has left two nail-marks from his boot upon your linoleum just where the light strikes it.

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We heard the door open, a few hurried words, and then quick steps upon the linoleum. Our own door flew open, and a lady, clad in some dark-coloured stuff, with a black veil, entered the room.

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"When the laminate and linoleum come in the door they have to acclimate overnight at least to reach moisture content balance before we will start to use them."

Berco catches the "green" wave: Berco Inc. has integrated biodegradeable linoleum surfaces into its table top offerings as an environmental alternative to high-pressure laminates

Each of those rapid associations comes from the Rolodex card in my brain that has "linoleum tile" written on top of it.

Public speaking maxim no. 101: the corpse is more comfortable than the eulogizer at a funeral. (Essay)

"Dreams in the Depth" of Reza Mohammadi, is to be screened at the Linoleum International Contemporary Animation and Media Art Festival in Ukraine.

Iranian Animation to Hit Screens in Ukraine

The Town That Floored the World traces the history of linoleum to its origins in the mid-19th century and tells of its rise, fall and reinvention.

Town was never quite the same once we reached end of the lino; TV SHOW CHARTS KIRKCALDY'S BOOM YEARS; Downturn in once thriving industry left locals floored

The Linoleum Giants held the Realtors to only two field goals in the first six and a half minutes to post an early 14-4 lead.

Jumbo rips SLR apart, gains finals

Each week, I pull out the manure-covered linoleum, loosely fold it in half, and empty it into my compost pile.

A no-mess chicken coop floor