Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- n. Cloth treated with oil to make it waterproof.
- n. A garment made of oilskin.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
- n. Cloth made from cotton and treated with oil and pigment to make it waterproof.
- n. A raincoat made from cotton fabric treated with oil and pigment to make it waterproof.
- n. Foul-weather gear worn by sailors, whether of natural or synthetic materials.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- n. Cloth made waterproof by oil.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. Cloth of cotton, linen, or silk, prepared with oil to make it water-proof. Such cloth is much used for water-proof garments.
- n. A garment made of oilskin.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- n. a macintosh made from cotton fabric treated with oil and pigment to make it waterproof
Etymologies
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Examples
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I borrowed a long oilskin to keep off the worst of the rain, put it on over my own raincoat -- the oilskin was a couple of sizes too small, it felt as if I were wearing a strait-jacket -- shook hands all round, thanked them for what they had done for me and left.
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Washington packed the papers in an oilskin pouch and headed out alone on October 31.
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He retrieved a parchment from an oilskin pouch, unrolled it and spread it on the desk.
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I dressed fully, in all my heavy storm-gear, from sea-boots and sou'-wester to sheepskin under my oilskin coat.
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I had dressed too hastily properly to fasten my oilskin about my neck, so that I was wet to the skin.
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Still nothing happened, and, growing curious, I got into my sea-boots, sheepskin coat, and oilskin, put on my sou'wester and mittens, and went on deck.
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I noticed Larry, to-day, had on two vests, two coats, and an overcoat, with his oilskin outside of that.
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My arm was about her and fast to the railing; her shoulder pressed close against me, and by one hand she held tightly to the lapel of my oilskin.
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Michael was impressed by his surroundings but not attracted by the youth, who rolled up his sleeves and encased himself in large oilskin apron before he opened the crate.
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His black oilskin coat glistened in the lamplight with a myriad drops of ocean that advertised a recent return from deck.
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