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lincrusta

lincrusta is the alternative spelling of Lincrusta.

Noun capitalized: Lincrusta

Lincrusta (uncountable)

  1. A wallcovering made from a paste of gelled linseed oil and woodflour spread on heavy canvas and embossed with a pattern.

Synonyms of lincrusta

Forms of lincrusta

plurallincrustas

Origin of lincrusta

Marketing coinage of the 1870s, probably from linseed and crust.

Questions about lincrusta

What does lincrusta mean?
Lincrusta means a wallcovering made from a paste of gelled linseed oil and woodflour spread on heavy canvas and embossed with a pattern.
What is lincrusta the alternative spelling of?
Lincrusta is the alternative spelling of Lincrusta.
What part of speech is lincrusta?
Lincrusta is a noun.
What is the plural of lincrusta?
The plural of lincrusta is lincrustas.

Words near lincrusta in the dictionary

  1. lincosamide
  2. lincosamides
  3. lincRNA
  4. lincRNAs
  5. Lincroft
  6. lincrusta
  7. Lincrusta-Walton
  8. lincrustas
  9. Lincs
  10. lincture
  11. linctures

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