linoleum
a hard, washable floor covering formed by coating burlap or canvas with linseed oil, powdered cork, and rosin, and adding pigments to create the desired colors and patterns.
any floor covering similar to this.
Origin of linoleum
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How to use linoleum in a sentence
We hear President Brown’s heels attacking the linoleum before we see her emerge from the shadows.
‘Y: The Last Man’ Is a New Blockbuster TV Series Challenging Gender Identity | Tirhakah Love | September 10, 2021 | The Daily BeastVinyl tile, linoleum and other hard surfaces can be scrubbed with a solution of no more than one cup of chlorine bleach to one gallon of water.
5 things you need to do the day after a basement flood | Jura Koncius | September 2, 2021 | Washington PostSliders are small, portable, and work well on a number of surfaces, including wood, carpet, and linoleum, making them an easy addition to your at-home gym or travel workout kit.
Tile floors, linoleum, and vinyl can benefit from a swipe of the natural disinfectant, but you should not use vinegar on hardwood or stone floors—it’s too harsh and can cause damage.
Best steam mop: For gleaming, sanitized floors | PopSci Commerce Team | March 18, 2021 | Popular-ScienceFirst, double-check that your floors are sealed, and that goes for other materials, too, like linoleum, granite, and marble.
Best steam cleaner: For floors and furniture that look close to new | PopSci Commerce Team | March 5, 2021 | Popular-Science
On the inside is the usual mix of off-white, flecked linoleum tiles and segmented ceiling panels, dull and dimly lit.
Native American Basketball Team in Wyoming Have Hoop Dreams Of Their Own | Robert Silverman | August 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTPainted arrows on the linoleum floor direct you where to stand in line.
Adam Hochschild on Keeping Company With His Dying Father | Adam Hochschild | June 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn being gutted by a linoleum knife, that dark image that Hannibal had instilled in him had been freed.
Hugh Dancy on ‘Hannibal’s’ Brilliantly Batsh*t Finale and the Future of Will Graham | Marlow Stern | May 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHer door is the one at the far end of a linoleum hall, nearest the street.
He would slap me, hard, one time knocking me to the linoleum floor.
Raped by a Teacher: One Woman’s Tragic Past at the Horace Mann School | Abigail Pesta | September 19, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTOut upon the linoleum 29 rolled the glistening coinsseveral of them gold piecesthat Jess had noted so greedily in the egg store.
The Girls of Central High on the Stage | Gertrude W. MorrisonThe floor should be either of hard wood treated with "dustless oil" or of cork linoleum.
The Sounds of Spoken English | Walter RippmannAmong these black-jacketed waiters, armed with long mops, were scrubbing the linoleum-covered floor.
To Him That Hath | Leroy ScottWhen the linoleum backing is finished at the calender, both cloth and centre are forwarded direct to the linoleum works.
The Jute Industry: From Seed to Finished Cloth | T. Woodhouse and P. KilgourTed stared at her for a moment, and then began tracing what remained of the pattern in the linoleum with his walking stick.
The Making of a Prig | Evelyn Sharp
British Dictionary definitions for linoleum
/ (lɪˈnəʊlɪəm) /
a sheet material made of hessian, jute, etc, coated under pressure and heat with a mixture of powdered cork, linseed oil, rosin, and pigment, used as a floor covering: Often shortened to: lino
Origin of linoleum
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