lino

Thân thiện

A worker rolls out a new lino floor in the kitchen.

Definition

Noun: 1. A type of floor covering: A durable, washable material made from solidified linseed oil, cork dust, wood flour, and pigments, typically backed with canvas or felt. It is used as a resilient and often decorative surface for floors.

Usage

• Lino is an informal, chiefly British term for the material formally known as linoleum. It is used as a mass noun to refer to the material itself.
• It is commonly used in contexts related to home improvement, flooring, and interior design.

Examples

• "The kitchen had old, cracked lino that needed replacing."
• "We decided to lay lino in the utility room because it's easy to clean."
• "She chose a brightly patterned lino for the bathroom floor."

Advanced Usage

• "Lino cut" / "Lino print": A printmaking technique where a design is cut into a sheet of linoleum, which is then inked and pressed onto paper. While this is a compound term, it demonstrates a specialized artistic use of the material.
  • The art class focused on creating lino prints.

Variants and Related Words

• Linoleum (n): The full, formal name for the material.
• Vinyl (n): A modern, synthetic type of resilient flooring that has largely replaced traditional linoleum. Often used interchangeably in casual conversation, though they are different materials.

Synonyms

• Flooring
• Linoleum (formal)

Notes on Meaning

• The word lino specifically refers to the used as a floor covering. It is not typically used to refer to a single, installed piece (which would be called a "sheet of lino" or "linoleum flooring"). Its primary meaning is as a mass noun for the substance itself.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a floor covering

Từ đồng nghĩa

• linoleum