lino

[lahy-noh]

noun

Chiefly British Informal.

plural

linos 

1. linoleum.

lino

/ ˈlaɪnəʊ /

noun

1. short for linoleum

Word History and Origins

Origin of lino¹

By shortening

Example Sentences

Pia splits her week between her part-time beauty therapy job, caring for her grandchildren, and collecting and redistributing large quantities of carpet and lino.

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I think it's fair to say the right-back had some choice words for the lino.

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Research by The Leeds Sustainability Institute states that carpets can reduce air leakage by up to a third in some homes, making homes without carpet, lino, or laminate more expensive and difficult to heat.

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In the lino cut process, material removal from the plate paradoxically adds to the visual image when it is printed.

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He told the court: "In many rooms, the walls were cracked and in the kitchen the lino was rising so you had to walk carefully to avoid tripping on it."

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