corticinen.
/ˈkɔːtɪsɪn/ Commercial name of a floor-covering made of ground cork with India rubber or a substitute.
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wax-cloth1816
linoleum1878
corticine1880
cork carpet1906
lino1907
cork lino1909
spit and sawdust1937
1880 in Webster's Dict. Suppl.
1884 Internat. Health Exhib. Official Catal. 86/2 Corticine floor covering (a patented improvement in Linoleum).
1897 F. J. Burgoyne Library Constr. 25 The most suitable covering for a wood floor is cork carpet or corticene.
1915 ‘Bartimeus’ Tall Ship vii. 118 Varnish..wherewith to beautify the corticene on the aft-deck.
1961 F. H. Burgess Dict. Sailing 61 Corticene, a hard-wearing deck covering material.
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