oilskin

[ oil-skin ]

/ ˈɔɪlˌskɪn /

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noun

a cotton fabric made waterproof by treatment with oil and used for rain gear and fishermen's clothing.

a piece of this.

Often oilskins , a garment made of this, especially a long, full-cut raincoat or a loose-fitting suit of pants and jacket as worn by sailors for protection against rain.

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Origin of oilskin

First recorded in 1805–15; oil + skin

Words nearby oilskin

oil sand, oil sands, oilseed, oil-seed rape, oil shale, oilskin, oil slick, oil spill, oilspot glaze, oilstone, oil tanker

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How to use oilskin in a sentence

Kerry crossed the room, laid his oilskin and cane upon a chair, and from the shelf where it reposed took a squat volume.
Dope|Sax Rohmer
He replaced the receiver, took up a wet oilskin overall from the back of a chair and the cane from the mantleshelf.
Dope|Sax Rohmer
And the deep grave weltering below you, and only a ring of cork and oilskin to keep you out of that cold home.
The Chequers|James Runciman
A rough blouse and a fisherman's oilskin cap completed the disguise.
Under Wellington's Command|G. A. Henty

"There's Burley," said Blackie, clad in a long oilskin and a sou'wester as he checked off the home-coming adventurers.
Tam O' The Scoots|Edgar Wallace

British Dictionary definitions for oilskin

oilskin

/ (ˈɔɪlˌskɪn) /

noun

a cotton fabric treated with oil and pigment to make it waterproof
(as modifier)an oilskin hat

(often plural) a protective outer garment of this fabric

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