corticine

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noun

A material used for floor covering, made of ground cork and india rubber.

OriginFrench corticine ← Latin cortex →
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Meanings

nouncorticine (usually uncountable, plural corticines)

plural corticines

  1. dateduncountableusuallyA material used for floor covering, made of ground cork and india rubber.

Origin

  1. Latincortex
  2. Frenchcorticine
  3. Englishcorticine

Borrowed from French corticine, from Latin cortex, corticis (“bark”).

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APA

corticine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corticine

MLA

“corticine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corticine. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “corticine,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/corticine.

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