lino

[ lahy-noh ]

/ ˈlaɪ noʊ /

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noun, plural li·nos.Chiefly British Informal.

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Origin of lino

By shortening

Words nearby lino

Linnean classification, linnet, linnet hole, linney, Linnhe, lino, linocut, linoleate, linoleic, linoleic acid, linolenic acid

How to use lino in a sentence

Meri Lino is right: my post did assume that Walmart cannot easily change its business model.
Can Walmart Change?|Megan McArdle|November 29, 2012|DAILY BEAST
It is home to Lysa Arryn (Kate Dickie)—sister to Catelyn Stark (Michelle Fairley)—and her son Robin (Lino Facioli).
Game of Thrones for Dummies|Jace Lacob|April 13, 2011|DAILY BEAST
He wondered what blazed lino this was—whether marking the side lots of a concession, or a hunter's private road through the woods.
Cedar Creek|Elizabeth Hely Walshe
Seor Cabezas, a commissionaire, to be heard of at the Fonda de Lino, may be recommended.
Some Account of Gothic Architecture in Spain|George Edmund Street

I'll do the lino and the case warrk mysel' and pull a galley proof for ye too.
When It Was Dark|Guy Thorne
These Toledan servitors of the Fonda de Lino were still more informal.
Spanish Vistas|George Parsons Lathrop
Corbel Table, a lino of small corbels placed at short distances apart supporting a parapet or arcade.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 7|Various

British Dictionary definitions for lino

lino

/ (ˈlaɪnəʊ) /

noun

short for linoleum

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