Lincrusta

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English

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Etymology

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Marketing coinage of the 1870s, probably from linseed and crust.

Noun

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Lincrusta (uncountable)

  1. A wallcovering made from a paste of gelled linseed oil and woodflour spread on heavy canvas and embossed with a pattern.
    Synonym: Lincrusta-Walton
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