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linoleum

/lɪˈnoʊli.əm/ noun C2
  1. An inexpensive waterproof covering used especially for floors, made from solidified linseed oil over a burlap or canvas backing, or from its modern replacement, polyvinyl chloride. (countable, uncountable)

Plural linoleums

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The corridor which led to the room was laid down with a kind of creamy linoleum which shows an impression very easily.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, p. 67 · B2
If he came from outside on so wet a night, and yet left no trace of damp upon the linoleum, which was examined within a few minutes of his passing, then it is exceeding probable that he came in a cab.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, p. 77 · B2

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