oilcloth

[ oil-klawth, -kloth ]

/ ˈɔɪlˌklɔθ, -ˌklɒθ /

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noun, plural oil·cloths

[oil-klawthz, -klothz, -klawths, -kloths] /ˈɔɪlˌklɔðz, -ˌklɒðz, -ˌklɔθs, -ˌklɒθs/ for 2.

a cotton fabric made waterproof by being treated with oil and pigment, for use as tablecloths, shelf coverings, and the like.

a piece of this fabric.

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Also called, British, American cloth .

Origin of oilcloth

First recorded in 1690–1700; oil + cloth

Words nearby oilcloth

oilbird, oil burner, oil cake, oilcan, Oil City, oilcloth, oil color, oil-cooled, oilcup, Oildale, oil derrick

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How to use oilcloth in a sentence

As Eater has documented in the past, oilcloth is a popular choice for many restaurants, and you can bring it into your own space.
How to Bring This Portland Restaurant’s Colorful Outdoor Oasis to Your Home|Emma Orlow|October 30, 2020|Eater
She went up to bed early, leaving him seated in moody thought, his elbows propped on the worn oilcloth of the supper table.
Summer|Edith Wharton
We had on the table a red oilcloth cover, various well-used salt-cellars, and a motley array of knives and forks.
Gardens of the Caribbees, v. 1/2|Ida May Hill Starr
Do you think we noticed the red oilcloth table cover, the dingy lamp, and the rock-bottom sofa?
Gardens of the Caribbees, v. 1/2|Ida May Hill Starr

He could almost hear the unsteady feet toddling across the breadth of dingy oilcloth which carpeted his office floor.
And So They Were Married|Florence Morse Kingsley
In these cases they carried something like a revolver, and each had, besides, a little book with black oilcloth covers.
From Plotzk to Boston|Mary Antin

British Dictionary definitions for oilcloth

oilcloth

/ (ˈɔɪlˌklɒθ) /

noun

waterproof material made by treating one side of a cotton fabric with a drying oil, or a synthetic resin

another name for linoleum

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oilcloth

Origin of oilcloth

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