linoleum
noun /lɪˈnəʊliəm/
/lɪˈnəʊliəm/
(also British English, informal lino)
[uncountable]- a type of strong material with a hard shiny surface, used for covering floorsTopics Houses and homesc2Oxford Collocations DictionaryLinoleum is used before these nouns:
- floor
- tile
Word Originlate 19th cent.: from Latin linum ‘flax’ + oleum ‘oil’.