lino

[lahy-noh]

noun, plural li·nos. Chiefly British Informal.

linoleum.

Origin of lino

by shortening

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Examples from the Web for lino

Contemporary Examples of lino

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

Historical Examples of lino

I'll do the lino and the case warrk mysel' and pull a galley proof for ye too.
When It Was Dark
Guy Thorne
One shopkeeper advised him: "Has it slipped under the lino?"
My Neighbors
Caradoc Evans
King Lino, the most polite man under the sun, to speak to his faithful servant in such a manner!
The Olive Fairy Book
Various
There was a crash, then Lino and Hermosa stood facing each other, clasped hand in hand.
The Olive Fairy Book
Various
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

noun

short for linoleum

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Word Origin and History for lino

1907, short for linotype.