单词 | lincrusta |
释义 | lincrustan. A special type of thick embossed wall-paper. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > wallcovering > [noun] > wall-paper > types of stucco paper1749 caffoy paper1750 flock-paper1750 domino paper1839 wood-hanging1869 Morris1872 velvet-paper1875 flock1881 lincrusta1882 anaglypta1887 screen print1928 scenics1934 1882 Encycl. Brit. XIV. 676/2 Mr. Walton, the original patentee of linoleum, has adapted a preparation of oxidized oil and cork or other thickening material embossed with patterns for wall decorations under the name of ‘Lincrusta Walton’. 1891 Jrnl. Soc. Chem. Industry 10 150/2 Improvements in the Manufacture of Linoleum, Lincrusta, Cere-Cloth, and the like. 1921 Spectator 9 Apr. 464/1 ‘Lincrusta’ wears so well that it seemed a sin to take it off. 1923 U. L. Silberrad Lett. Jean Armiter i. 29 Semi-detached house, lincrusta dadoes, basement kitchen—it would suit him. 1939 Archit. Rev. 86 258 Lincrusta. This is a plastic material from which a relief ornament is pressed. 1963 Punch 25 Sept. 457/1 He rolled his eyes..towards the lincrusta ceiling. 1973 M. Bence-Jones Palaces of Raj viii. 142 Lord Curzon replaced some of the Lincrusta with damask. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1882 |
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