oilskin

WOTD - 8 July 2009    

English

Icelandic fisherman dressed in oilskin.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA: /ˈɔɪl.skɪn/

Noun

oilskin (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.

Translations

cloth made from cotton treated to make it waterproof

Czech: voskované plátno (cs) n. Finnish: öljykangas (fi)

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

raincoat made from treated cotton fabric

Finnish: öljykangastakki (fi) Norwegian: oljehyre (no) m. and f.

Russian: дождевик (ru) m. Scottish Gaelic: oilisgin (gd) m.

foul-weather gear worn by sailors

Czech: voskované plátno (cs) n. Finnish: purjehdusasu (fi)

Norwegian: oljehyre (no) m. and f. Scottish Gaelic: oilisgin (gd) m.

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