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oilskin en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ˈɔɪl.skɪn/ (UK, US)

Etymology

From oil + skin.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) Cloth made from cotton and treated with oil and pigment to make it waterproof.
2. (countable, uncountable) A raincoat made from cotton fabric treated with oil and pigment to make it waterproof.
   • I noticed Larry to-day had on two vests, two coats, and an overcoat with his oilskin outside of that. 1914, Jack London, The Mutiny of the Elsinore, New York: The Macmillan Company, page 230:
   • He was preparing to venture out again, when Gaskin opened a locker and brought out an oilskin. “Hit'll 'elp you keep dry, sir,” holding up the garment. 1917, Thomas Sigismund Stribling, The Cruise of the Dry Dock, The Last of the Vulcan:
3. (broadly, countable, uncountable) Foul-weather gear worn by sailors, whether of natural or synthetic materials.

Forms

Deriveds

oilskinned

Synonyms

oilies

Translations (17)

no oljehyre (raincoat made from treated cotton fabric) · cs voskované plátno (foul-weather gear worn by sailors) · es hule (cloth made from cotton treated to make it waterproof) · bg мушама (raincoat made from treated cotton fabric) · cs voskované plátno (cloth made from cotton treated to make it waterproof) · gd oilisgin (foul-weather gear worn by sailors) · fi öljykangastakki (raincoat made from treated cotton fabric) · fi öljykangas (cloth made from cotton treated to make it waterproof) · sv oljeduk (cloth made from cotton treated to make it waterproof) · gd oilisgin (cloth made from cotton treated to make it waterproof) · bg непромокаема тъкан (cloth made from cotton treated to make it waterproof) · gd oilisgin (raincoat made from treated cotton fabric) · fr ciré (raincoat made from treated cotton fabric) · fi purjehdusasu (foul-weather gear worn by sailors) · sv oljerock (raincoat made from treated cotton fabric) · no oljehyre (foul-weather gear worn by sailors) · ru дождеви́к (raincoat made from treated cotton fabric)