Linoleum

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Linoleum \Li*no"le*um\ (l[i^]*n[=o]"l[-e]*[u^]m), n. [L. linum
     flax + oleum oil.]
     1. 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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A kind of floor cloth made by laying hardened linseed oil
        mixed with ground cork on a canvas backing.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  linoleum
       n : a floor covering [syn: {lino}]