Associations to the word «Oilskin»

Wiktionary

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

Dictionary definition

OILSKIN, noun. A macintosh made from cotton fabric treated with oil and pigment to make it waterproof.

Wise words

In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.
Alexander Pope