oilskin
oilskin
Definition
oil·skin (o̵il′skin′)
noun
- cloth made waterproof by treatment with oil
- a garment or outfit made of this, as a coat, or a suit of jacket and trousers
oilskin
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- wear: Her crew, wearing oilskins, can just be seen on board.
- have: He had no oilskin, only an old waterproof coat, and that is away.
Modifies a noun
- packet: I found the key, and an oilskin packet, fled outside, and hid nearby, within earshot of the inn.
- hat: Here might be observed a group broaching a spirit cask, and letting it run into their oilskin hats, shoes, &c.
- locker: Phil had finished the oilskin locker, apart from the door, and built the hearth that will hold the Morso Squirrel stove.
- jacket: I pull on an oilskin jacket, pick up a flashlight and go out through the south door.
- coat: He seemed a very large man to me, partly due to his white oilskin coat.
- apron: It gave her great pleasure to depict the stiff yellow oilskin aprons which the girls wore.
