oilcloth
noun
a cotton fabric made waterproof by being treated with oil and pigment, for use as tablecloths, shelf coverings, and the like.
oilcloths
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pluralof oilcloth.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Camping outfits were all ready, and the boys observed that in addition to the winter’s supplies there were added large heavy oilcloths, like tarpaulins.
From Winter Adventures of Three Boys by J. E. Laughlin
We had only the clothes we stood in, and no bed-clothing but the camels' pads and two oilcloths.
From A Source Book of Australian History by Gwendolen H. Swinburne
Some of our soldiers visited the battlefield that night and next day, and brought in many trophies and mementoes of the day's fight, such as blankets, oilcloths, canteens, guns, etc.
From History of Kershaw's Brigade by D. Augustus Dickert
Officers had had a hard day; they slept perhaps somewhat soundly, wrapped in their oilcloths, in the chilly rain, by the smallest of sputtering camp-fires.
From The Long Roll by Mary Johnston
Some examined knapsack and haversacks, good oilcloths, belts, rolled blankets, canteens, cartridge-boxes and cartridges, picked up upon the road.
From The Long Roll by Mary Johnston
