oilskin

[ oil-skin ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a cotton fabric made waterproof by treatment with oil and used for rain gear and fishermen's clothing.
a piece of this.
Often oilskins, a garment made of this, especially a long, full-cut raincoat or a loose-fitting suit of pants and jacket as worn by sailors for protection against rain.

oilskin

/ ˈɔɪlˌskɪn /

1. a cotton fabric treated with oil and pigment to make it waterproof
2. ( as modifier )
  an oilskin hat
often plural a protective outer garment of this fabric

Origin of oilskin¹

First recorded in 1805–15; oil + skin

Kerry crossed the room, laid his oilskin and cane upon a chair, and from the shelf where it reposed took a squat volume.

He replaced the receiver, took up a wet oilskin overall from the back of a chair and the cane from the mantleshelf.

And the deep grave weltering below you, and only a ring of cork and oilskin to keep you out of that cold home.

A rough blouse and a fisherman's oilskin cap completed the disguise.

"There's Burley," said Blackie, clad in a long oilskin and a sou'wester as he checked off the home-coming adventurers.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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