linoleum

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/lɪˈnəʊliəm/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/lɪˈnoʊliəm/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(li nō′lē əm)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
li•no•le•um /lɪˈnoʊliəm/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. Buildinga hard, washable floor covering.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
li•no•le•um  (li nō′lē əm),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. 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.
  2. any floor covering similar to this.
  • Latin līn(um) flax, linen + oleum oil; formerly trademark
  • 1863

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
linoleum / lɪˈnəʊlɪəm/
  1. 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
Etymology: 19th Century: from Latin līnum flax + oleum oil
'linoleum' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
blunt - decoupage - eat - floorcloth - floorcover - lino - linocut - linoleum block - linseed oil - lithopone - mislay - oilcloth - tile - tung oil - underlayment - waxcloth
Synonyms: lino, more...

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