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oilskin

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK, US: /ˈɔɪl.skɪn/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

Cloth made from cotton and treated with oil and pigment to make it waterproof.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A raincoat made from cotton fabric treated with oil and pigment to make it waterproof.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Foul-weather gear worn by sailors, whether of natural or synthetic materials.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly, countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: oilies

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

a macintosh made from cotton fabric treated with oil and pigment to make it waterproof

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: slicker

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: macintosh, mackintosh, mac, mack

History

Etymology

From oil + skin.

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: непромокаема тъкан (nepromokaema tǎkan) — cloth made from cotton treated to make it waterproof
  • Czech: voskované plátno — cloth made from cotton treated to make it waterproof
  • Finnish: öljykangas — cloth made from cotton treated to make it waterproof
  • Scottish Gaelic: oilisgin — cloth made from cotton treated to make it waterproof
  • Spanish: hule — cloth made from cotton treated to make it waterproof
  • Swedish: oljeduk — cloth made from cotton treated to make it waterproof
  • Bulgarian: мушама (mušama) — raincoat made from treated cotton fabric
  • Finnish: öljykangastakki — raincoat made from treated cotton fabric
  • French: ciré — raincoat made from treated cotton fabric
  • Norwegian: oljehyre — raincoat made from treated cotton fabric
  • Russian: дождеви́к (doždevík) — raincoat made from treated cotton fabric
  • Scottish Gaelic: oilisgin — raincoat made from treated cotton fabric
  • Swedish: oljerock — raincoat made from treated cotton fabric
  • Czech: voskované plátno — foul-weather gear worn by sailors
  • Finnish: purjehdusasu — foul-weather gear worn by sailors
  • Norwegian: oljehyre — foul-weather gear worn by sailors
  • Scottish Gaelic: oilisgin — foul-weather gear worn by sailors