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linoleum

li.no.leum \l*-'no--le--*m, -'no-l-y*m\ n [L linum flax + oleum oil - more 
   at OIL] often attrib  1: a floor covering made by laying on a burlap or 
   canvas backing a mixture  of solidified linseed oil with gums, cork dust or 
   wood flour or both, and usu. pigments 2: a material similar to linoleum