linóleos

19:25 Feb 14, 2021
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Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
Spanish term or phrase: linóleos
I am confused by the plural form here. this is a prosal by an artist who works at the intersection of traditional crafts and industrial production:

Mi trabajo suele decantar en esculturas, pinturas y, más recientemente, en publicaciones colaborativas, donde reúno materiales sin jerarquías: empleo bisutería, empaques, ropa, linóleos, entre otros paisajes industriales con frecuencia intervenidos manualmente en las piezas resultantes.

linoleum seems strange on this list ...or is there a specific use I am not aware of

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Wendy Gosselin
Argentina
Local time: 12:29


Summary of answers provided
4 +2linocuts/linoleum cuts/linoleum arts
Muriel Vasconcellos
3lino
patinba


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linocuts/linoleum cuts/linoleum arts


Explanation:
See description at:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linocut

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Note added at 2 hrs (2021-02-14 22:02:33 GMT)
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Linocut, also known as lino print, lino printing or linoleum art, is a printmaking technique, a variant of woodcut in which a sheet of linoleum (sometimes mounted on a wooden block) is used for a relief surface. A design is cut into the linoleum surface with a sharp knife, V-shaped chisel or gouge, with the raised (uncarved) areas representing a reversal (mirror image) of the parts to show printed. The linoleum sheet is inked with a roller (called a brayer), and then impressed onto paper or fabric. The actual printing can be done by hand or with a printing press.

Muriel Vasconcellos
United States
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
lino


Explanation:
in the singular, short for "sheets of lino"?

Wikipedia
Linocut, also known as lino print, lino printing or linoleum art, is a printmaking technique, a variant of woodcut in which a sheet of linoleum (sometimes mounted on a wooden block) is used for a relief surface. A design is cut into the linoleum surface with a sharp knife, V-shaped chisel or gouge, with the raised (uncarved) areas representing a reversal (mirror image) of the parts to show printed. The linoleum sheet is inked with a roller (called a brayer), and then impressed onto paper or fabric. The actual printing can be done by hand or with a printing press.

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The context refers to the material used, not the end result ("linocuts")

patinba
Argentina
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