oilcloth

[ oil-klawth, -kloth ]
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noun,plural oil·cloths [oil-klawthz, -klothz, -klawths, -kloths] /ˈɔɪlˌklɔðz, -ˌklɒðz, -ˌklɔθs, -ˌklɒθs/ for 2.
  1. a cotton fabric made waterproof by being treated with oil and pigment, for use as tablecloths, shelf coverings, and the like.

  2. a piece of this fabric.

Origin of oilcloth

1
First recorded in 1690–1700; oil + cloth
  • Also called, British, American cloth .

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How to use oilcloth in a sentence

  • In these cases they carried something like a revolver, and each had, besides, a little book with black oilcloth covers.

British Dictionary definitions for oilcloth

oilcloth

/ (ˈɔɪlˌklɒθ) /


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

  2. another name for linoleum

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