oilskinadj.n.
/ˈɔɪlskɪn/, U.S. /ˈɔɪlˌskɪn/ A. adj. (chiefly attributive).
Made of oilskin (see sense B.).
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric manufactured in specific way > treated or processed in specific way > [adjective] > rendered waterproof > with oil > made of or covered with
oil-case1741
oilskin1773
oilclothed1838
1773 H. Mann Let. 6 Mar. in H. Walpole Corr. (1967) XXIII. 464 I tried the oilskin boot for two days [for gout].
1812 H. Smith & J. Smith Rejected Addr. 48 The belt and oil-skin hat he wore.
1842 C. Dickens Amer. Notes I. ii. 30 Nautically clad in a suit of shaggy blue, with an oilskin hat.
1891 A. Welcker Tales Wild West 71 Listeners, in yellow oil skin suits and damp and steaming overcoats..crowded about the red-hot stove.
1902 O. Wister Virginian xxx. 374 I had thrown off my long oilskin coat.
1987 F. Wyndham Other Garden viii. 94 She was wearing a voluminous oilskin coat and a heavy sou'wester.
B. n.
Cloth waterproofed with oil, oilcloth; a piece of this. Now (usually): a garment or set of garments made of such cloth (chiefly in plural).
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric manufactured in specific way > treated or processed in specific way > [noun] > made waterproof > with oil
oilcloth1660
oilskin?1775
the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > [noun] > manufactured in specific way > water or wind-proofed > article of
waterproof1763
mackintosh1836
dare-all1840
mucking-togs1842
dicky1883
oilskin1884
oily1886
showerproof1887
rainproof1890
mac1901
windproof1937
rain mac1966
foulie1978
?1775 Ranelaugh Concert 7 A pair of large wedges in my hoofs, And an oil-skin round my hat.
1816 J. Scott Paris Revisited x. 327 They proceeded to untie the oil-skins from the locks of their rifles.
1828 M. R. Mitford Our Village III. 259 A large package..covered with oilskin.
1884 W. C. Russell Jack's Courtship II. xxviii. 225 There were two men at the wheel in yellow oilskins.
1913 J. London Valley of Moon 355 They saw a gray-bearded man clad in steaming oilskins.
1949 W. R. Mervin Poems 37 Blue ribbons on the guttin' cogs, An ileskins green an' pink.
1991 High Life (Brit. Airways) May 39/4 What is the stock figure British advertisers use to convey rugged reliability and honesty?..Perhaps a hairy old fisherman in a stiff black oilskin.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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