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linoleum

/lɪˈnəʊli.əm/US/lɪˈnoʊli.əm/

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.

linoleum: an inexpensive waterproof covering used especially for floors, made from solidified linseed oil...
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Noun

linoleum (countable and uncountable, plural linoleums)

  1. 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.
    • The house seemed unfamiliar in the dark stormy light; the red and purple glass of the front door made livid bruises on the linoleum; the green chenille curtain was like a veil of seaweed.1929, M. Barnard Eldershaw, A House is Built, Chapter VII, Section vi
    Synonyms:
    lino

linoleum meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Malayalam and Arabic

linoleum in Tamil

தரையமை விரி, இலினோலியம், மெழுகுக் கித்தான், லினோலியம்

linoleum in Bengali

লিনোলিয়াম

linoleum in Malayalam

തറമൂടാനുളള കട്ടി കാൻവാസ് വിരിപ്പ്, ഒരുതരം പരവതാനി

linoleum in Arabic

inexpensive waterproof covering
مُشَمَّع mušammaʕ
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linoleum in Indonesian
linoleum

Synonyms of linoleum

Forms of linoleum

plurallinoleums

Origin of linoleum

From Latin līnum (“flax”) + oleum (“oil”). Coined by English manufacturer and inventor Frederick Walton c. 1864 and used as a trade name but never registered as a trademark. It was the first product whose name was ruled to be genericized.

Words formed from linoleum

Phrases with linoleum

Questions about linoleum

What does linoleum mean?
Linoleum means 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.
What is linoleum in Tamil?
Linoleum in Tamil is தரையமை விரி, இலினோலியம், மெழுகுக் கித்தான். See Linoleum meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is linoleum?
Linoleum is a noun.
How do you pronounce linoleum?
Linoleum is pronounced /lɪˈnəʊli.əm/ (UK).
What is the plural of linoleum?
The plural of linoleum is linoleums.

Words near linoleum in the dictionary

  1. linolenic
  2. linolenic acid
  3. linolenoyl
  4. linoleoyl
  5. linoleoyls
  6. linoleum
  7. linoleum knife
  8. linoleum knives
  9. linoleumed
  10. linoleums
  11. Linon

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Adapted from Wiktionary: linoleum (page history and authors); linoleum (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); Linoleum (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); linoleum (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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