noun
linoleum
lih-NOH-lee-uhm
noun
1
A durable, wipeable floor covering originally made from hardened linseed oil on a canvas backing.
"The kitchen still had its original 1950s linoleum floor."
How to Use Linoleum
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA tough, easy-to-clean floor covering, often just called lino.
Common pairings
linoleum floor
lay linoleum
Word Forms
linoleums plural
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Etymology
From Latin linum ("flax") plus oleum ("oil"). Coined around 1864 by English inventor Frederick Walton, whose trade name became so common it turned into an ordinary word for the product.