pinoleum
(pɪˈnəʊliːəm)
[f. L. pīnus pine n.2 + oleum oil n.]
A material for sun-blinds, composed of very slender slips or rods of pine-wood coated with oil-paint and threaded close to each other so as to form a flexible sheet which can be rolled up.
| 1878 F. S. Williams Midl. Railw. 348 The Brussells carpets, the massive silken or woollen curtains, and the pinoleum blinds. 1905 Civ. Serv. Supply Catal. 432 Pinoleum or Tropical Sun Blinds, in a variety of new patterns. |