oilcloth en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From oil + cloth.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A fabric or cloth treated on one side with a waterproof covering, especially one made from linseed oil etc.; used for flooring, tablecloths, kitchen shelves and sometimes furniture covering.
Ignatius pounded a paw into the oilcloth on the kitchen table.
1963 (date written), John Kennedy Toole, chapter 9, in A Confederacy of Dunces, London: Penguin Books, published 1980 (1981 printing), →ISBN, page 184:A substitute for the bath-room is a large piece of oilcloth, which can be laid upon the floor of the ordinary dressing-room. Upon this may be placed the bath-tub or basin.
1876, Eliza Bisbee Duffey, Our Behaviour: A Manual of Etiquette and Dress of the Best American Society, Philadelphia:When the Lincolns moved into the White House, it was not furnished, there was oilcloth on the floor in the State Rooms because of the overflow from the spittoons.
1995, Barbara Bush, Barbara Bush: A Memoir, page 346:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| oilcloths | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
pilot cloth · cotton wax · tarpaulin · duckcloth · waxed cotton
Deriveds
Synonyms
waxcloth · leathercloth · linoleum · American cloth
Translations (26)
pa ਮੋਮਜਾਮਾ (fabric or cloth) · uk церата (fabric or cloth) · uk клейонка (fabric or cloth) · gl hule (fabric or cloth) · de Wachstuch (fabric or cloth) · ca hule (fabric or cloth) · ro mușama (fabric or cloth) · bg мушама (fabric or cloth) · fi vahakangas (fabric or cloth) · it incerata (fabric or cloth) · ja 油単 (fabric or cloth) · ga éadach ola (fabric or cloth) · eo vakstolo (fabric or cloth) · ja オイルクロス (fabric or cloth) · pl cerata (fabric or cloth) · it incerato (fabric or cloth) · tl ule (fabric or cloth) · hu viaszosvászon (fabric or cloth) · cy oelcloth (fabric or cloth) · ar مُشَمَّع (fabric or cloth) · cmn 油布 (fabric or cloth) · az müşəmbə (fabric or cloth) · tr muşamba (fabric or cloth) · ru клеёнка (fabric or cloth) · ko 유포 (fabric or cloth) · fr toile cirée (fabric or cloth)