Difference between revisions of "Flooring"

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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
Any thin, flat piece of material used to cover floors. Several types of materials have been used for flooring. Examples are: ceramic tile, [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=brick brick], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=concrete concrete], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=terrazzo terrazzo], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=slate slate], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=marble marble], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=limestone limestone], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=granite granite], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=wood wood], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=carpet carpet], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=asphalt%20tile asphalt tile], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=asbestos%20tile asbestos tile], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=cork%20tile cork tile], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=linoleum linoleum], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=Congoleum%C2%AE Congoleum®], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=rubber%20tile rubber tile], and [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=vinyl%20tile vinyl tile].
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Any thin, flat piece of material used to cover floors. Several types of materials have been used for flooring. Examples are: ceramic tile, [[brick]], [[concrete]], [[terrazzo]], [[slate]], [[marble]], [[limestone]], [[granite]], [[wood]], [[carpet]], [[asphalt tile]], [[asbestos tile]], [[cork tile]], [[linoleum]], [[Congoleum®]], [[rubber tile]], and [[vinyl tile]].
  
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==

Revision as of 10:55, 15 January 2014

Description

Any thin, flat piece of material used to cover floors. Several types of materials have been used for flooring. Examples are: ceramic tile, Brick, Concrete, Terrazzo, Slate, Marble, Limestone, Granite, Wood, Carpet, Asphalt tile, Asbestos tile, Cork tile, Linoleum, Congoleum®, Rubber tile, and Vinyl tile.

Synonyms and Related Terms

floors; floor covering; finish flooring; planching

Authority

  • Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
  • The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998

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