1860, coined by English inventor Frederick Walton (1837-1928), from Latin linum "flax, linen" (see linen) + oleum "oil" (see oil (n.)). Originally, a preparation of solidified linseed oil used to coat canvas for making floor coverings; the word was applied to the flooring material itself after 1878. The Linoleum Manufacturing Company was formed 1864.
双语例句
1. The cabins had linoleum tile floors.
船舱地上铺着油毡。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Who will lay the linoleum?
谁将铺设地板油毡?
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. They mislaid the linoleum.
他们把油毡放错了地方。
来自辞典例句
4. Reception's custom desk is clad linoleum and topped in Corian.
接待区内的定制桌由油地毡饰面,其顶面为可丽耐材料.
来自互联网
5. Do not use on linoleum, cloth, Plexiglas, plastics, asphalt floors and similar.