paper soaked in oil to make it translucent and waterproof
an oil-paper umbrella
oilpaper in American English
(ˈɔɪlˌpeɪpər)
noun
paper made transparent and waterproof by treatment with oil
oilpaper in American English
(ˈɔilˌpeipər)
noun
a paper made waterproof and translucent by treatment with oil
Word origin
[1830–40; oil + paper]This word is first recorded in the period 1830–40. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: grid, nationalism, rococo, showcase, walkover