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oilskin

/oil-skin/US // ˈɔɪlˌskɪn //UK // (ˈɔɪlˌskɪn) //

油皮,油性皮肤,油肤,油纸

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a cotton fabric made waterproof by treatment with oil and used for rain gear and fishermen's clothing.
    • : a piece of this.
    • : Often oilskins , a garment made of this, especially a long, full-cut raincoat or a loose-fitting suit of pants and jacket as worn by sailors for protection against rain.

Examples

  • Kerry crossed the room, laid his oilskin and cane upon a chair, and from the shelf where it reposed took a squat volume.

  • He replaced the receiver, took up a wet oilskin overall from the back of a chair and the cane from the mantleshelf.

  • And the deep grave weltering below you, and only a ring of cork and oilskin to keep you out of that cold home.

  • A rough blouse and a fisherman's oilskin cap completed the disguise.

  • "There's Burley," said Blackie, clad in a long oilskin and a sou'wester as he checked off the home-coming adventurers.