oilskin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Cloth made from cotton and treated with oil and pigment to make it waterproof.
A raincoat made from cotton fabric treated with oil and pigment to make it waterproof.
Foul-weather gear worn by sailors, whether of natural or synthetic materials.

/ˈɔɪl.skɪn/ en-au-oilskin.ogg

oilskin oilskins

From oil + skin.

oilies

oilskinned

Bulgarian: непромокаема тъкан Czech: voskované plátno Finnish: öljykangas Scottish Gaelic: oilisgin Spanish: hule Swedish: oljeduk

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