Definitions
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- noun A
wallcovering made from apaste ofgelled linseed oil andwoodflour spread on heavycanvas andembossed with apattern .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Ceiling is way up there, maybe 20′, and covered with either Lincrusta or a real old pressed tin ceiling.
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Ceiling is way up there, maybe 20′, and covered with either Lincrusta or a real old pressed tin ceiling.
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Victorian sham Queen Anne style of architecture, with sham half-timbering of chocolate-painted plaster in the gables, Lincrusta
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The new jardinière, which Marjorie had made out of an old box and some Lincrusta Walton, was filled with tall chrysanthemums, our best cups and souvenir spoons were arranged on the little Turkish table, and last of all we lighted the lamp under the brass tea-kettle, and then seated ourselves to "await the rush," as the Duke said.
Three Girls in a Flat Jean Yandell Loughborough 1892
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It had what must have been a spectacular makeover in 1898 - an impressive brown tiled façade was added, a beautiful mosaic was laid on the floor in the entrance, and more: tiles fronting the bar, lots of classy woodwork and a fine Lincrusta ceiling.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph Arthur Taylor 2012
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The wainscot could be a wallpaper, like Lincrusta, or it could be wood.
Brownstoner 2010
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The wainscot could be a wallpaper, like Lincrusta, or it could be wood.
Brownstoner 2010
hernesheir commented on the word Lincrusta
Wall treatments have come a long way since Lincrusta. And so have marketing departments.
September 6, 2013