oilskin
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.
Origin of oilskin
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How to use oilskin in a sentence
The harbour-master had seen the signal, and, clad in oilskins like the men, was out among them superintending.
The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands | R.M. BallantyneIt was she, my wife Bathsheba, laid there by the stern-sheets on a spare-sail, with a bundle of oilskins to cushion her.
Wandering Heath | Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-CouchMr Gascoigne, have the goodness to slip into my cabin and desire my steward to bring my oilskins on deck.
A Middy of the King | Harry CollingwoodI suggested that we should finish our council of war in the open, and we both donned oilskins and turned out.
The Riddle of the Sands | Erskine ChildersJarrow made no reply, but stepped off the forecastle head with a noise of wet, swishing oilskins, and fumbled for a minute.
Isle o' Dreams | Frederick F. Moore
British Dictionary definitions for oilskin
/ (ˈɔɪlˌskɪn) /
a cotton fabric treated with oil and pigment to make it waterproof
(as modifier): an oilskin hat
(often plural) a protective outer garment of this fabric
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