oil·cloth

[oil-klawth, -kloth] noun, plural oil·cloths [-klawthz, -klothz, -klawths, -kloths] , for 2.
noun
1.
a cotton fabric made waterproof by being treated with oil and pigment, for use as tablecloths, shelf coverings, and the like.
2.
a piece of this fabric.
Origin:
1690–1700; oil + cloth

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oilcloth (ˈɔɪlˌklɒθ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—n
1.  waterproof material made by treating one side of a cotton fabric with a drying oil, or a synthetic resin
2.  another name for linoleum

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Word Origin & History

oilcloth
1697, "cotton or a similar fabric waterproofed with oil," from oil + cloth. In ref. to an oil-treated canvas used as a cheap floor covering, 1796.
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Example sentences
Both were covered with oilcloth to protect them from wet weather.
In the center of the room stood a large table covered with oilcloth.
We had on oilcloth suits and south-wester caps, and had nothing to do but to
  stand bolt upright and let it pour down upon us.
Many troopers wore oilcloth coveralls to repel the wet.
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