Definition of linoleum Linoleum

/lʌnowˈliʌm/ - [lunowleeum] - li•no•le•um

We found 7 definitions of linoleum from 6 different sources.

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What does linoleum mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: linoleums

linoleum - a floor covering
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  • linoleum (Noun)
    An inexpensive waterproof covering used especially for floors, made from solidified linseed oil over a burlap or canvas backing, or from its modern replacement, polyvinyl chloride .

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • linoleum (n.)
    Linseed oil brought to various degrees of hardness by some oxidizing process, as by exposure to heated air, or by treatment with chloride of sulphur. In this condition it is used for many of the purposes to which India rubber has been applied.
  • linoleum (n.)
    A kind of floor cloth made by laying hardened linseed oil mixed with ground cork on a canvas backing.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • linoleum
    An inexpensive waterproof covering used especially for floors, made from solidified linseed oil over a burlap or canvas backing, or from its modern replacement, polyvinyl chloride.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • linoleum
    lin-ō′le-um, n. a preparation used as a floor-cloth, linseed-oil being greatly used in the making of it. [L. linum, flax, oleum, oil.]

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