- linoleum
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[linoleum 词源字典] - linoleum: see linen
[linoleum etymology, linoleum origin, 英语词源] - linoleum (n.)
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- 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.