lino
Brit's floor covering
Lino is short for linoleum, the durable floor covering made from solidified linseed oil on a canvas backing.
The clipped form is common in British and Australian English: We need to replace the lino in the kitchen.
Like linoleum, lino often describes the patterned, easy-to-clean flooring found in kitchens and bathrooms.
Shaping by cutting away
- reliefEasing of distress
- brayerHand roller for inking
- inkingApplying liquid pigment
- gougingExploitative overpricing
printing · edition · artist · woodcut · press · ink · roller · cutting
Synthetic resin plastic
- underfootBeneath one's feet
- coveringLayer that shields or hides
- kitchenFood preparation room
- hallwayInterior connecting passage
bathroom · installation · sheet · tile · resilient · inlaid · adhesive · subfloor
Quality from past eras
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
- midcenturyAround the 1950s
- fiftiesDecade or age range
- sixtiesNumbers sixty through sixty-nine
seventies · old-fashioned · classic · throwback · yesteryear · nostalgic · heritage · period
Made of distinct parts
- syntheticProduced artificially, not natural
- PVCChlorinated plastic abbreviation
- thermoplasticHeat-softenable, repeatedly reshapable polymer
- flexibleAble to bend freely
sheeting · backing · jute · cork · linseed · oxidized · pigmented · calendered
carving
Shaping by cutting away
gouging · printing · edition · artist · woodcut · press · ink · roller · cutting · matrix
vinyl
Synthetic resin plastic
hallway · bathroom · installation · sheet · tile · resilient · inlaid · adhesive · subfloor · roll
vintage
Quality from past eras
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
- midcenturyAround the 1950s
- fiftiesDecade or age range
sixties · seventies · old-fashioned · classic · throwback · yesteryear · nostalgic · heritage · period · dated
composite
Made of distinct parts
- syntheticProduced artificially, not natural
- PVCChlorinated plastic abbreviation
- thermoplasticHeat-softenable, repeatedly reshapable polymer
flexible · sheeting · backing · jute · cork · linseed · oxidized · pigmented · calendered · pressed
marbled
Streaked with irregular patterns
- speckledDotted with small marks
- terrazzoAggregate flooring, polished smooth
- checkeredPatterned in squares
geometric · floral · inlaid · woodgrain · parquet · mosaic · solid · mottled · abstract · medallion
mop
Floor-washing implement
scrubbing · stripping · sealing · buffing · refinishing · sweeping · staining · scuffing · wear · durability
- telasnylon, denim, organza, tweed, rayon
- plantassauce, acacia, laurel, sequoia, ficus
- printmaking materialscopper plate, steel plate, wood block, stone, limestone
- alimentosarroz, frijoles, tomate, lechuga, cebolla
- printmakingprints, print, printing, woodcuts, woodcut
- greasy spoonfull English, fry-up, bacon, sausages, fried egg
linohardwood
Dense deciduous timber
marble · marble flooring · carpet · stone · parquet
linoparquet
Decorative wooden flooring
marble flooring · marble · hardwood flooring · hardwood · Persian rug
- linen basketContainer for unwashed clothing
- linen closetStorage for household fabrics
- fresh linenNewly laundered cloth goods
- bed linenWashable sleeping fabrics
- dirty linenShameful private affairs
- clean linen