linoleum
An inexpensive waterproof covering used especially for floors, made from solidified…An inexpensive waterproof covering used especially for floors, made from solidified linseed oil over a burlap or canvas backing, or from its modern replacement, polyvinyl chloride.
» Tom slipped on the linoleum floor.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)An inexpensive waterproof covering used especially for floors, made from solidified linseed oil over a burlap or canvas backing, or from its modern replacement, polyvinyl chloride.
Linoleum
лино́леумlinóleum
- a floor covering
Examples
4 sentencesTom slipped on the linoleum floor.
I still need to buy linoleum and wallpaper.
ruМне ещё надо купить линолеум и обои. — Selena777
A linoleum floor was very popular in postwar America.
The parquetry linoleum is not only less costly than wood, but it is more sanitary and much easier to take care of.
Translations
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Origin
From Latin līnum (“flax”) + oleum (“oil”). Coined by English manufacturer and inventor FreFrom Latin līnum (“flax”) + oleum (“oil”). Coined by English manufacturer and inventor Frederick Walton c. 1864 and used as a trade name but never registered as a trademark. It was the first product whose name was ruled to be genericized.
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Forms
plural: linoleumsSynonyms
1 synonyms- a floor covering:lino
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable