linoleum
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li·no·le·um
(lĭ-nō′lē-əm)n.
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)n
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]
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Translations
مُشَمَّعُ الْأَرْضِيَةِمُشَمَّع أرْضِيَّه
linolinoleum
linoleum
korkkimatto
linoleum
linóleum
línóleumgólfdúkur
リノリウム
리놀륨
linoleumas
linolejs
linoleum
linoleummatta
เสื่อน้ำมัน
vải sơn lót sàn
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.
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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Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009