About The Word Linoleum
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Linoleum
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What's The Definition Of Linoleum?
[n] a floor covering
Synonyms | Synonyms for Linoleum: lino Related Terms | Find terms related to Linoleum: See Also | covering material Linoleum In Webster's Dictionary \Li*no"le*um\ (l[i^]*n[=o]"l[-e]*[u^]m), n. [L. linum
flax + oleum oil.]
1. Linseed oil brought to various degrees of hardness by some
oxidizing process, as by exposure to heated air, or by
treatment with chloride of sulphur. In this condition it
is used for many of the purposes to which India rubber has
been applied.
2. A kind of floor cloth made by laying hardened linseed oil
mixed with ground cork on a canvas backing.
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