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Look up: linoleum

  1. linoleum
    [n] - a floor covering
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. linoleum
    textile base coated on one side with a compact paste composed of oxidised linseed oil, resins and gums and fillers and in most cases coloured pigments are added Category: Various industries and crafts
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  3. Linoleum
    Li·no'le·um (lĭ*nō'le*ŭm) noun [ Latin lin um flax + oleum oil.] 1. Linseed oil brought to various degrees of hardness by some oxidizing process, as by exposure to heated air, or by treatment with chloride of s...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/L/46

  4. linoleum
    1. Linseed oil brought to various degrees of hardness by some oxidizing process, as by exposure to heated air, or by treatment with chloride of sulphur. In this condition it is used for many of the purposes to which India rubber has been applied. ... 2. A kind of floor cloth made by laying hardened ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  5. linoleum
    lino noun a floor covering
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  6. Linoleum
    • (n.) Linseed oil brought to various degrees of hardness by some oxidizing process, as by exposure to heated air, or by treatment with chloride of sulphur. In this condition it is used for many of the purposes to which India rubber has been applied. • (n.) A kind of floor cloth made by la...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  7. linoleum
    smooth-surfaced floor covering made from a mixture of oxidized linseed oil, gums and resins, and other substances, applied to a felt or canvas ... [3 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/l/55

  8. linoleum
    linoleum A tough washable floor covering, made from canvas or other material coated under heat and pressure with powdered cork, rosin, and linseed oil.
    Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/inf

  9. linoleum
    linoleum (linō'lēum) , resilient floor or wall covering made of burlap, canvas, or felt, surfaced with a composition of wood flour, oxidized linseed oil, gums or other ingredients, and coloring matter. An English rubber manufacturer, Frederick Walton, patented linoleum in 1863. It re...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/society/A0

  10. Linoleum
    Linoleum (lino) is a tough floor covering which replaced oilcloth around the end of the 19th century on account of it being warmer. Linoleum is basically strong canvas coated with five or more layers of thick linseed-oil based paint and printed with a coloured design. The paint was originally compri...
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  11. linoleum
    Floor covering made from linseed oil, tall oil, rosin, cork, woodflour, chalk, clay, and pigments, pressed into sheets with a jute backing. Oxidation of the oil is accelerated by heating, so that the oil mixture solidifies into a tough, resilient material. Linoleum tiles have a backing made of polye...
    Found on http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/ency

  12. Linoleum
    `Linoleum` (informally abbreviated to `lino`) is a floor covering made from renewable materials such as solidified linseed oil (linoxyn), pine rosin, ground cork dust, wood flour, and mineral fillers such as calcium carbonate, most commonly on a burlap or canvas backing; pigments are often added to ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linoleum

  13. Linoleum
    (band) `Linoleum` were a London-based indie–alternative musical group formed in 1994. History: Caroline Finch and Paul Jones first met in 1991, and began writing songs together. Finch (vocals, guitar) and Jones (guitar) were joined in 1994 by Dave Nice (drums), and in 1995 by Emma Torn...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linoleum

  14. Linoleum
    (EP) Name = Linoleum | Type = EP | Artist = Pain of Salvation | Released = November 16, 2009 | Genre = Progressive metal | Label = InsideOut Music| Producer = Pain of Salvation | --> `Linoleum` is an EP by Swedish progressive metal band Pain of Salvation. It features four songs from th...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linoleum



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The fifth queen of Henry VIII was Catherine Howard. Her father was very poor, and Catherine lived mainly with Agnes, widow of the 2nd duke of Norfolk. Henry was evidently charmed by her and he was privately married to Catherine at Oatlands in July 1540. In November 1541 Archbishop Thomas Cranmer informed Henry that his queen's past life had not been stainless. After some denials the queen herself admitted that this was true; but denied that she had misconducted herself since her marriage. Some fresh information, however, very soon came to light showing that she had been unchaste since her marriage; a bill of attainder was passed through parliament, and on the 13th of February 1542 the queen was beheaded. read more

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