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oilcloth

/oil-klawth, -kloth/US // ˈɔɪlˌklɔθ, -ˌklɒθ //UK // (ˈɔɪlˌklɒθ) //

油布,石油布,油布的,帆布

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural oil·cloths [oil-klawthz, -klothz, -klawths, -kloths] /ˈɔɪlˌklɔðz, -ˌklɒðz, -ˌklɔθs, -ˌklɒθs/ for 2.

    • : a cotton fabric made waterproof by being treated with oil and pigment, for use as tablecloths, shelf coverings, and the like.
    • : a piece of this fabric.

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Examples

  • As Eater has documented in the past, oilcloth is a popular choice for many restaurants, and you can bring it into your own space.

  • She went up to bed early, leaving him seated in moody thought, his elbows propped on the worn oilcloth of the supper table.

  • We had on the table a red oilcloth cover, various well-used salt-cellars, and a motley array of knives and forks.

  • Do you think we noticed the red oilcloth table cover, the dingy lamp, and the rock-bottom sofa?

  • He could almost hear the unsteady feet toddling across the breadth of dingy oilcloth which carpeted his office floor.

  • In these cases they carried something like a revolver, and each had, besides, a little book with black oilcloth covers.