flooring

noun

floor·​ing ˈflȯr-iŋ How to pronounce flooring (audio)
1
: floor, base
2
: material for floors

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After almost 140 years, some of the home’s original remaining features include the casework moldings, gas fireplaces, bay windows, and quarter-sawn oak flooring with cherry banding. Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 21 Nov. 2024 There is original oak parquet flooring and lots of storage — five closets in total. Clio Chang, Curbed, 12 Nov. 2024 Hardwood flooring and chandeliers lead the way to the great room, which offers up a massive fireplace and floor-to-ceiling windows. Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 29 Oct. 2024 Carbon Negative Carpet Another wood replacement in the flooring space can be carpet. Jennifer Castenson, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for flooring 

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First Known Use

1624, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of flooring was in 1624

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“Flooring.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flooring. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.

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flooring

noun
floor·​ing ˈflōr-iŋ How to pronounce flooring (audio)
ˈflȯr-
1
2
: material for floors

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