cloth coated with wax as a protection from wet; also, oil-cloth for covering floors or tables.
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| 释义 | society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > floor-covering > [noun] > floorcloth > types of (7) wax-cloth1816 cloth coated with wax as a protection from wet; also, oil-cloth for covering floors or tables. linoleum1878 A kind of floor-cloth made by coating canvas with a preparation of oxidized linseed-oil. corticine1880 Commercial name of a floor-covering made of ground cork with India rubber or a substitute. cork carpet1906 a kind of floor-cloth composed of ground cork, india-rubber, and gutta-percha. lino1907 = linoleum, n. cork lino1909 spit and sawdust1937 spit and sawdust: the floor covering (esp. formerly) typical of the general bar of a public house (see quot. 1937); hence, the bar itself. Frequently… |
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