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Oilskin

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. Cloth treated with oil to make it waterproof.

n. A garment made of oilskin.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. Cloth made from cotton and treated with oil and pigment to make it waterproof.

n. A raincoat made from cotton fabric treated with oil and pigment to make it waterproof.

n. Foul-weather gear worn by sailors, whether of natural or synthetic materials.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. Cloth made waterproof by oil.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. Cloth of cotton, linen, or silk, prepared with oil to make it water-proof. Such cloth is much used for water-proof garments.

n. A garment made of oilskin.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. a macintosh made from cotton fabric treated with oil and pigment to make it waterproof

Word Usage

"I borrowed a long oilskin to keep off the worst of the rain, put it on over my own raincoat -- the oilskin was a couple of sizes too small, it felt as if I were wearing a strait-jacket -- shook hands all round, thanked them for what they had done for me and left."

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macintosh mac mack mackintosh

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