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oilskin
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Oilskin \Oil"skin`\, n. Cloth made waterproof by oil.
Wiktionary
n. 1 cloth made from cotton and treated with oil and pigment to make it waterproof. 2 A raincoat made from cotton fabric treated with oil and pigment to make it waterproof. 3 (context by extension English) Foul-weather gear worn by sailors, whether of natural or synthetic materials.
WordNet
n. a macintosh made from cotton fabric treated with oil and pigment to make it waterproof [syn: slicker]
Wikipedia
An oilskin is a waterproof garment, typically worn by sailors and by others in wet areas, such as fish-plant workers. Originally handmade of sailcloth waterproofed with a thin layer of tar, they were later (early 1930s) mass-produced of canvas duck coated with multiple applications of linseed oil ( oilcloth) and often finished with layers of paint.
While most modern oilskins are made of flexible PVC-coated synthetic fabric, advanced materials for extreme conditions such as yacht racing are increasingly employed. Also known as "foul weather gear", contemporary oilskins include such innovations as DWR-coated nylon on their low end and Gore-Tex and other proprietary waterproof membranes on the high.
A Sou'wester, a traditional form of collapsible oilskin rain-hat, is longer in the back than the front to fully protect the neck. Sou'westers sometimes feature a gutter front-brim.
Usage examples of "oilskin".
The one who climbed aboard had another oilskin pouch in his hand, which he handed to the Frenchman.
Master Radly had included an oilskin bow case and a covered quiver in the price of the bow, to which Alec had added a score of arrows, linen twine and wax for bowstrings, and packets of red and white fletching.
Angelo had to bale regularly and we huddled miserably in our oilskins while Chubby stood in the stern and slitted his eyes against the slanting, driving rain as he negotiated the channel.
Other sounds were audible, too - the slop of petrol in a half-empty jerrican, the drip of moisture from my oilskins, the rattle of tins badly stowed as the dinghy wallowed with a quick, unpredictable movement.
It was during the third month of digging, just prior to the new concrete foundations being poured into their moulds that the little casket, wrapped in an oilskin cloth and several layers of mildewed woven straw, was unearthed.
Her hair was newly smoothed, her skirt free of ice, and her oilskin fastened tightly all the way down to her knees.
Kaiser appraised the clumpy object wrapped in oilskin that sat on the passenger seat.
As the wind whipped their gray beards and water streamed down oilskin ponchos, Ston and Tulen took advantage of their captive audience to tell tales of legendary battles.
He took an oilskin bundle out of an inside pocket and unwrapped a crescent of hammered copper set on a little stand.
Around B gun the oilskinned seamen were crouching like pieces of black statuary.
Drummond could see the oilskinned figures grouping around her triple-mounted torpedo tubes, the purposeful way they were even now turning athwartships.
It was during the third month of digging, just prior to the new concrete foundations being poured into their moulds that the little casket, wrapped in an oilskin cloth and several layers of mildewed woven straw, was unearthed.
He put the oilskin over his sweater and jacket, pulled on his gumboots, and went out into the grey wash of the Essex afternoon.
This said, Glenarvan, the Major, Robert, Paganel, and John Mangles left the ship, Halley not so much as touching the oilskin that adorned his red locks.
Like Gregor, she wore a heavy sweater, oilskins, rubber boots, and gauntlets.