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lincrusta noun
- a type of wallpaper having a hard embossed surface
Word Origin for lincrusta C19: from Latin linum flax + crusta rind Examples from the Web for lincrusta Historical Examples of lincrusta
Lincrusta Walton, a plastic material invented by Walton, capable of being moulded into raised patterns for decorating walls, &c.
Edited by Rev. James Wood
They are usually embedded in the old Lincrusta Walton strata, and are rare consequently.
Oscar Wilde
Still another way out of the difficulty is to get just the length of Lincrusta and tack it on neatly.
Maud C. Cooke
It was not his taste; but in its own substantial, lincrusta way it was the acme of comfort and security.
John Galsworthy