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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

oilskinned en · ADJ

Etymology

From oilskin + -ed.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Wearing an oilskin.
    • He let the left side of his face fall on an oilskinned sleeve and his eyes were shut — not screwed up but lightly closed. 1956, William Golding, Pincher Martin: