formica

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They put down scrambled-eggs colored linoleum and matching formica, and put in this bizarre peninsula that blocks off the use of fully a third of the kitchen space. (underneath that peninsula was where the original sink was-there are holes in the floor for the plumbing).

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  1. A Linnæan genus of hymenopterous insects, including the common ants. See Ant.
  2. A thermosetting plastic material composed of melamine resin, having good heat and chemical resistance, and commonly used as the surface layer in laminated sheets employed as coverings for counter tops, walls, or furniture.

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  1. type genus of the Formicidae
  2. any of various plastic laminates containing melamine

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  • You're sitting down for breakfast at your formica-top table. —  F ;SF; - vol 086 issue 05 - May 1994
  • Doc pulls a paper napkin out of a dispenser and absently whisks it across the marbletone formica, wiping up the round stains left by the beer bottles. —  Omni: August 1994
  • Junior makes him count it out on the formica, and when he's finished counting Junior picks up the cash and shoves it into a front pocket of his jeans. —  Omni: August 1994
  • I used the spare sheet of formica, which I'd earlier left in the room against the wall, to hold the pieces against the underside in a kind of concealed sandwich. —  The Vatican Rip-Jonathan Gash- Lovejoy 05
  • Woolworths probably thought that about slush puppies and MFI about built-in formica dressing tables. —  Blogposts | guardian.co.uk
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