oilskin

English

WOTD – 8 July 2009

Icelandic fisherman dressed in oilskin.

Etymology

oil +‎ skin

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈɔɪl.skɪn/

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Noun

oilskin (countable and uncountable, plural oilskins)

1. Cloth made from cotton and treated with oil and pigment to make it waterproof.
2. A raincoat made from cotton fabric treated with oil and pigment to make it waterproof.
3. (by extension) Foul-weather gear worn by sailors, whether of natural or synthetic materials.

   Synonym: oilies

Translations

cloth made from cotton treated to make it waterproof

• Bulgarian: непромокаема тъкан (nepromokaema tǎkan)
• Czech: voskované plátno n
• Finnish: öljykangas (fi)
• Scottish Gaelic: oilisgin m
• Spanish: hule (es) m
• Swedish: oljeduk c

raincoat made from treated cotton fabric

• Bulgarian: мушама f (mušama)
• Finnish: öljykangastakki (fi)
• French: ciré (fr) m
• Norwegian: oljehyre m or f
• Russian: дождеви́к (ru) m (doždevík)
• Scottish Gaelic: oilisgin m
• Swedish: oljerock (sv) c

foul-weather gear worn by sailors

• Czech: voskované plátno n
• Finnish: purjehdusasu
• Norwegian: oljehyre m or f
• Scottish Gaelic: oilisgin m

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