Definition of "linoleum" []

• A durable, washable material made in sheets by pressing a mixture of heated linseed oil, rosin, powdered cork, and pigments onto a burlap or canvas backing. Linoleum is used as a covering especially for floors. (noun)

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• "The top is some kind of linoleum from the 1960's which I kept painting year after year and covering with with a clear waterproof sealer."
• "Our beds are best described as two wide, wooden tables covered in linoleum which may or may not have been cleaned with soap and water since they were built."
• "The parquet floors were covered in linoleum, the high plaster ceilings hidden by acoustic tiles."