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countable and uncountable, plural linoleums
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. quotations examples
The house seemed unfamiliar in the dark stormy light; the red and purple glass of the front door made livid bruises on the linoleum; the green chenille curtain was like a veil of seaweed.
1929, M. Barnard Eldershaw, A House Is Built, Chapter VII, Section vi