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lino [lahy-noh] ExamplesWord Origin noun, plural li·nos. Chiefly British Informal.
Origin of lino by shortening Examples from the Web for lino Contemporary Examples of lino
It is home to Lysa Arryn (Kate Dickie)—sister to Catelyn Stark (Michelle Fairley)—and her son Robin (Lino Facioli).
Jace Lacob
April 13, 2011
Historical Examples of lino
I’ll do the lino and the case warrk mysel’ and pull a galley proof for ye too.
Guy Thorne
One shopkeeper advised him: “Has it slipped under the lino?”
Caradoc Evans
King Lino, the most polite man under the sun, to speak to his faithful servant in such a manner!
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There was a crash, then Lino and Hermosa stood facing each other, clasped hand in hand.
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Corbel Table, a lino of small corbels placed at short distances apart supporting a parapet or arcade.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 17, Slice 7
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British Dictionary definitions for lino lino noun
- short for linoleum
Word Origin and History for lino n.
1907, short for linotype.