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/ˈɔɪl.skɪn/ · noun
Cloth made from cotton and treated with oil and pigment to make it waterproof..
I noticed Larry to-day had on two vests, two coats, and an overcoat with his oilskin outside of that.
He was preparing to venture out again, when Gaskin opened a locker and brought out an oilskin. “Hit'll 'elp you keep dry, sir,” holding up the garment.
Use oilskin when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Oilskin means Cloth made from cotton and treated with oil and pigment to make it waterproof..
Common synonyms include oilies, slicker.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
I noticed Larry to-day had on two vests, two coats, and an overcoat with his oilskin outside of that.
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