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linoleum
The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
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2009
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li·no·le·um
/ ləˈnōlēəm/
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n.
a material consisting of a canvas backing thickly coated with a preparation of linseed oil and powdered cork, used esp. as a floor covering.
DERIVATIVES:
li·no·le·umed
adj.
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Linoleum: call it right, install it right.
Magazine article from: Floor Covering Installer; 3/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...an installer say he is going to do a "linoleum" job, I cringe. I feel the same way...into a floor covering store, ask for linoleum and they would show you vinyl. As sheet...gain in popularity compared to natural linoleum in the 1960s and 1970s, the term "linoleum...
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Linoleum, anyone? This long-wearing flooring shows signs of staging a comeback. (includes related article on the restoration of linoleums)
Magazine article from: Country Living; 2/1/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...shows signs of staging a comeback. "Linoleum? Isn't that the same as vinyl floor...As your grandmother probably knows, linoleum is a floor covering made of natural materials...this once-ubiquitous product wears. "Linoleum in my mother's kitchen was still serving...
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 "Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)")
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LINOLEUM ON A ROLL ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY FLOORING MAKES A COMEBACK.(AT HOME)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 7/30/2000; 700+ words
; ...FRANCES INGRAHAM HEINS STAFF WRITER Linoleum is underfoot once again. The mid-century...characteristics that couldn't be captured in linoleum,'' said Randy Gablehouse, vice president...World Industries in Lancaster, Pa. ``Linoleum has always continued to chug along in...
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Linoleum is back in style and it's luxe
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 8/13/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...standing on the floor. It is the floor. Linoleum, no less. Wong's kitchen floor is covered with black linoleum with an inlaid red border and bamboo...says, "My floor rocks." This is linoleum? The floor covering that in its heyday...
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Vintage Linoleum May Be Deftly Salvaged or Repaired
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 10/4/1992; ; 700+ words
; ...virtually all old-house restorers meet with linoleum - or at least with the stubborn, solvent...remains of its black felt underlayment. Linoleum more often is found in a kitchen or bathroom...typical response to even the best preserved linoleum was "Yuck!" Out came the electric...
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 "Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)")
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A love of linoleum Floor covering enjoys a revival and a book celebrates the specialized designs of the old and new.(Homes Plus)
Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL); 4/4/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...installed, Marotto said. Linoleum has been made and sold in...thing. Forbo was marketing linoleum again in the United States...Maratto said. Today's linoleums are limited to solids and...companies and craftsmen cut linoleum with tools like lasers to...
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Heat welding linoleum floors.
Magazine article from: Floor Covering Installer; 11/1/2005; ; 700+ words
; Linoleum, "The 40 year floor," is named for one of...installations including curves and circles. Linoleum should not be mistaken for sheet vinyl flooring which is often called linoleum. Although they may be similar in appearance...
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 "Post-Tribune (IN)")
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Make your mark with linoleum
Newspaper article from: Post-Tribune (IN); 4/26/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...exploration reinvigorated my love of linoleum -- not for flooring, mind you, but...wonderful, creative uses it offers. Linoleum is a very inexpensive material to work...pattern or color scheme that's on the linoleum, because it's the backside that gets...
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Resilient floor maintenance: maintaining linoleum floor coverings.(Commercial Floor Care)
Magazine article from: ICS Cleaning Specialist; 11/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...cleaning issues. If you haven't noticed, linoleum floor coverings are having a revival...refer to all rolled or sheet products as linoleum; this could not be further from the truth. Linoleum is manufactured from all natural ingredients...
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MATERIALS; A New Comeback Kid: Linoleum Flooring
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 12/23/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...venerable building product" goes to--linoleum. It's even got the title role in...because the floor is covered with green linoleum. The movie, which opened this month, is set in the '30s, when linoleum was the flooring of choice not only...
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SIC 3996 Linoleum, Asphalted-Felt-Base, and other Hard Surface Floor Coverings, Not Elsewhere Classified
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of American Industries
SIC 3996 LINOLEUM, ASPHALTED-FELT-BASE, AND OTHER...establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing linoleum, asphalted-felt-base, and other...stores, and restaurants. In the 2000s, linoleum had the lion's share of the market...
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linoleum
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
linoleum , resilient floor or wall covering made...manufacturer, Frederick Walton, patented linoleum in 1863. It replaced Kamptulicon, a...rubber composition. In the manufacture of linoleum, linseed oil is exposed to the air in...
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linoleum block printing
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
linoleum block printing or linocut, 20th-century development in the art of relief cuts. The linoleum block consists of a thin layer of linoleum mounted on wood; in this the design to be printed is cut...
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Congoleum Corp.
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
...economical alternative to floorcloth and linoleum. The United Roofing & Manufacturing...Manufacturing Co., a Camden, New Jersey, linoleum maker, in 1920, and it purchased the...time. In 1924 Congoleum acquired Nairn Linoleum Co. and became Congoleum-Nairn, Inc...
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Armstrong World Industries, Inc.
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
...Ceramic Wall & Floor Tile; 3996 Linoleum, Asphalt-Feltbase & Other and...Charles Dickey Armstrong. Expanded into Linoleum Floor Covering in Early 20th Century...products, the company decided to add linoleum floor covering to its line and, in 1908...
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