oilskin

English

WOTD – 8 July 2009

Icelandic fisherman dressed in oilskin.

Etymology

oil +‎ skin

Pronunciation

(UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈɔɪl.skɪn/

Noun

oilskin (countable and uncountable, plural oilskins)

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

Translations

cloth made from cotton treated to make it waterproof

Czech: voskované plátno n
Finnish: öljykangas (fi)

Scottish Gaelic: oilisgin m
Spanish: hule (es) m

raincoat made from treated cotton fabric

Finnish: öljykangastakki (fi)
French: ciré (fr) m
Norwegian: oljehyre m, f

Russian: дождеви́к (ru) m (doždevík)
Scottish Gaelic: oilisgin m

foul-weather gear worn by sailors

Czech: voskované plátno n
Finnish: purjehdusasu

Norwegian: oljehyre m, f
Scottish Gaelic: oilisgin m

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