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noun
Alternative spelling of Lincrusta.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative, uncountable, usually
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noun
A wallcovering made from a paste of gelled linseed oil and woodflour spread on heavy canvas and embossed with a pattern.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Synonyms: Lincrusta-Walton
Antonyms: none provided
History
Marketing coinage of the 1870s, probably from linseed and crust.
