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lino

lino

4 7.0
A thin sheet people put on floors, often in kitchens or bathrooms
  • noun
  • /ˈlaɪnoʊ/
  • UK
translation icon : linóleo
  • [John] My loyal crewmember, Eddie Lino, was the first to go down.
  • lino floor

Examples

  • I watch the prints of her bare feet fade on the lino while she opens the door and lets him in.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • But luckily, because I put mastic all around the edge after this horrible lino was put down.

  • It's better than bleedin' yours: Cosmic Lino.

    The Commitments (1991)

  • Our ballet classes in the American Legion building, the lino floor littered with red bingo chips, did not seem pathetic.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • Students use geometry and spatial awareness to enlarge images used in lino-printing.

    Academic text (2011)

  • I'm running full pelt toward the dining table, bare feet flapping on the smooth blue lino.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • He found himself standing nude on the lino of the tiny, fetid bath, facing a rusty tin shower stall.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • Lemona, lumina, lino...

    Entourage (2015)

  • The school crest "Sapienta et Veritas" is embossed in the lino just inside the entrance.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • The kitchen was updated with a new lino that was easy to clean.

Synonyms

linoleum
vslino
28 4.6

A strong washable floor covering made from plant oil and other materials that people use in kitchens and bathrooms

is the casual short form used for the same floor material

Surface Forms

lino singular
linos plural

Etymology

Lino is short for linoleum, a name made from linum ('flax') and oleum ('oil') — think of 'linseed oil'. So, lino is the common name for the practical floor covering originally made from plant oil, which is why you often see it in kitchens and bathrooms.