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oilcloth
[ oil-klawth, -kloth ]
noun
, plural oil·cloths [oil, -klaw, th, z, -klo, th, z, -klawths, -kloths]
- a cotton fabric made waterproof by being treated with oil and pigment, for use as tablecloths, shelf coverings, and the like.
- a piece of this fabric.
oilcloth
/ ˈɔɪlˌklɒθ /
noun
- waterproof material made by treating one side of a cotton fabric with a drying oil, or a synthetic resin
- another name for linoleum
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She went up to bed early, leaving him seated in moody thought, his elbows propped on the worn oilcloth of the supper table.
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We had on the table a red oilcloth cover, various well-used salt-cellars, and a motley array of knives and forks.
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Do you think we noticed the red oilcloth table cover, the dingy lamp, and the rock-bottom sofa?
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He could almost hear the unsteady feet toddling across the breadth of dingy oilcloth which carpeted his office floor.
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In these cases they carried something like a revolver, and each had, besides, a little book with black oilcloth covers.
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