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oilcloth|ˈɔɪlklɒθ, -ɔːθ|
1. A general name for any fabric of cotton, linen, hemp, etc. prepared with oil, so as to be rendered waterproof.
a. = oilskin.
1697tr. C'tess D'Aunoy's Trav. (1706) 135 Which Coaches..are distinguished by this, that they are covered with green Oyl-cloth round. 1753Hanway Trav. (1762) I. iii. xxxvi. 165 It was with difficulty that we could, by the help of oil-cloths and other conveniencies, keep ourselves dry. 1844J. Tomlin Missionary Jrnls. 319 He brought his bible, carefully wrapped up in an oil-cloth. 1871Tyndall Fragm. Sc. (1879) I. vii. 232 A suit and hood of yellow oilcloth covered all. 1885C. G. W. Lock Workshop Receipts IV. 21/1 The manner of making oil-cloth or ‘oil-skin’ was at one period a mystery.
b. A canvas of various degrees of thickness, painted or coated with a preparation containing a drying oil, used for table-cloths, floor-cloths, etc.
1796H. Walpole Let. 20 Nov. (1905) XV. 430, I mentioned carpets made from Mr. Lysons's mosaic pavements; I ought to have said oil-cloths, which cost a great deal less. 1803[see 2]. 1819Pantologia, Oil-cloth, linen cloth or canvas painted either plainly or ornamentally in oil-colours. 1828Webster, Oil-cloth, cloth oiled or painted for covering floors. 1832Babbage Econ. Manuf. 76 Those oil-cloths with the greatest variety of colours are most expensive. 1903Kipling Five Nations 114 Then the oil⁓cloth with its numbers, as a banner fluttered free. 1904G. S. Porter Freckles 72 Freckles..covered the [book-]case with oil-cloth. 1974Country Life 3 Jan. 33/3 Fortunately preserved under later oilcloth is decoration in the upper hall and several of the bedrooms.
2. attrib. and Comb. Made of or covered with oilcloth.
1749H. Walpole Lett. (1846) II. 265, I am not commonly fond of sights, but content myself with the oil-cloth-picture of them that is hung out. 1803J. Porter Thaddeus xxix. (1831) 259 Oilcloth floor and uncurtained windows. 1840R. H. Dana Bef. Mast x. 23 We had on oil-cloth suits and south-wester caps. 1897Outing (U.S.) XXX. 442/1 The meal spread on the oilcloth-covered table. 1917W. Owen Let. 8 Aug. (1967) 481 Thus I need at once... The Oil-cloth raincoat. 1954M. Sharp Gipsy in Parlour xiii. 133 Oilcloth-covered tables and bentwood chairs. 1974R. B. Parker Godwulf Manuscript xii. 96 The kitchen with its oilcloth-covered table. |