oilclothn.

Brit.

/ˈɔɪlklɒθ/, U.S.

/ˈɔɪlˌklɔθ/,

/ˈɔɪlˌklɑθ/

Forms: see oil n.¹ and cloth n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: oil n.¹, cloth n.

Etymology: < oil n.¹ + cloth n. Compare slightly later oiled cloth at oiled adj. 1c.

1. A material of cotton, canvas, or other fabric made waterproof with a layer of oil or resin and used for protective clothing, table coverings, etc. Formerly (also): spec. linoleum. Cf. oilskin n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric manufactured in specific way > treated or processed in specific way > [noun] > made waterproof > with oil

oilcloth1660

oilskin?1775

1660 Mercurius Politicus No. 605. 1064 (advt.) Upon Ludgate-Hill at the Sun and Rain-bow dwelleth one Richard Baily, who maketh Oyl-cloath the German way.

1685 Minute in T. Birch Hist. Royal Soc. (1757) IV. 409 Describing the sepia in three figures drawn upon oil-cloth.

1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique at Knee Wrap the Knees in Oil Cloth, Buskinwise.

1780 J. Adams Diary 1 Jan. (1961) II. 421 A little Hat, covered with oyl Cloth, flapped, before.

1813 J. M. Good et al. Pantologia Oilcloth, linen cloth or canvas painted either plainly or ornamentally in oil-colours.

1876 J. Tyndall Fragm. Sci. (ed. 5) i. vii. 223 A suit and hood of yellow oilcloth covered all.

1920 W. D. Howells Vacation of Kelwyns 127 A framework of wood under a dark tenting of oilcloth.

1950 ‘Mercury’ Dict. Textile Terms 312/2 Lancaster cloth, a light, washable oilcloth used on shelves, tables, round wash basins, etc. Made with a cotton back and with a face dressing of linseed oil, etc. compound.

1974 Country Life 3 Jan. 33/3 Fortunately preserved under later oilcloth is decoration in the upper hall and several of the bedrooms.

1991 D. Bolger Woman's Daughter (1992) 18 I'd set the tea things out on the oil cloth on the kitchen table and my father would come in and wash up after work.

2. A garment, tablecloth, mat, or other item made of oilcloth.

ΘΚΠ

oilcloth1753

oil floor-clotha1756

American cloth1851

American leather1858

American oilcloth1869

Lancaster cloth1939

1753 J. Hanway Hist. Acct. Brit. Trade Caspian Sea I. xxxvi. 244 It was with difficulty that we could, by the help of oil-cloths and other conveniencies, keep ourselves dry.

1794 M. Russell Diary 18 Aug. in S. H. Jeyes Russells of Birmingham (1911) v. 65 Along the middle was a table, covered with an oilcloth.

1796 H. 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.

1844 J. Tomlin Missionary Jrnls. 319 He brought his bible, carefully wrapped up in an oil-cloth.

1876 J. S. Ingram Centennial Exposition xii. 404 In the line of floor oil-cloths the display was remarkable for the immense size of the cloths made in a single piece.

1903 R. Kipling Five Nations 114 Then the oil-cloth with its numbers, as a banner fluttered free.

1997 T. Pynchon Mason & Dixon 494 Wearily Mason pulls on Oil-cloths.

Compounds

C1. General attributive, with the sense ‘made of or covered with oilcloth’.

ΚΠ

1721 R. Bradley tr. G. A. Agricola Philos. Treat. Husbandry iii. iii. 185 How with Oyl-cloth-Bags [Ger. gewichsten Beutel] or Tin-boxes the Root may at the same time be made grow so, as to hang down the Tree.

1764 ‘G. Psalmanazar’ Memoirs 118 A short leathern or oil-cloth cloak, not unlike what the women call a pelerine.

1831 J. Porter Thaddeus of Warsaw (rev. ed.) xxix. 259 Oil-cloth floor, and uncurtained windows.

1840 R. H. Dana Two Years before Mast x. 23 We had on oil-cloth suits and south-wester caps.

1917 W. Owen Let. 8 Aug. (1967) 481 Thus I need at once... The Oil-cloth raincoat.

1990 K. Newman Night Mayor (BNC) 124 Looking down, she saw an oilcloth suit and rough hands.

C2. Instrumental, as oilcloth-covered adj.

ΚΠ

1838 J. H. Ingraham Burton II. xii. 194 An oilcloth-covered combcase on one side of the little glass.

1952 Russ. Rev. 11 224 I recall how I tramped tirelessly through filthy courtyards, climbed up narrow backstairs, knocked at oilcloth-covered doors.

1989 S. Bedford Jigsaw v. 305 We sat at Maria's large oilcloth-covered table, talking Siamese cats.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	oilcloth
释义	oilclothn. Brit. /ˈɔɪlklɒθ/, U.S. /ˈɔɪlˌklɔθ/, /ˈɔɪlˌklɑθ/ Forms: see oil n.¹ and cloth n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: oil n.¹, cloth n. Etymology: < oil n.¹ + cloth n. Compare slightly later oiled cloth at oiled adj. 1c. 1. A material of cotton, canvas, or other fabric made waterproof with a layer of oil or resin and used for protective clothing, table coverings, etc. Formerly (also): spec. linoleum. Cf. oilskin n. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric manufactured in specific way > treated or processed in specific way > [noun] > made waterproof > with oil oilcloth1660 oilskin?1775 1660 Mercurius Politicus No. 605. 1064 (advt.) Upon Ludgate-Hill at the Sun and Rain-bow dwelleth one Richard Baily, who maketh Oyl-cloath the German way. 1685 Minute in T. Birch Hist. Royal Soc. (1757) IV. 409 Describing the sepia in three figures drawn upon oil-cloth. 1725 R. Bradley Chomel's Dictionaire Œconomique at Knee Wrap the Knees in Oil Cloth, Buskinwise. 1780 J. Adams Diary 1 Jan. (1961) II. 421 A little Hat, covered with oyl Cloth, flapped, before. 1813 J. M. Good et al. Pantologia Oilcloth, linen cloth or canvas painted either plainly or ornamentally in oil-colours. 1876 J. Tyndall Fragm. Sci. (ed. 5) i. vii. 223 A suit and hood of yellow oilcloth covered all. 1920 W. D. Howells Vacation of Kelwyns 127 A framework of wood under a dark tenting of oilcloth. 1950 ‘Mercury’ Dict. Textile Terms 312/2 Lancaster cloth, a light, washable oilcloth used on shelves, tables, round wash basins, etc. Made with a cotton back and with a face dressing of linseed oil, etc. compound. 1974 Country Life 3 Jan. 33/3 Fortunately preserved under later oilcloth is decoration in the upper hall and several of the bedrooms. 1991 D. Bolger Woman's Daughter (1992) 18 I'd set the tea things out on the oil cloth on the kitchen table and my father would come in and wash up after work. 2. A garment, tablecloth, mat, or other item made of oilcloth. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric manufactured in specific way > treated or processed in specific way > [noun] > made waterproof > with oil > specific oilcloth1753 oil floor-clotha1756 American cloth1851 American leather1858 American oilcloth1869 Lancaster cloth1939 1753 J. Hanway Hist. Acct. Brit. Trade Caspian Sea I. xxxvi. 244 It was with difficulty that we could, by the help of oil-cloths and other conveniencies, keep ourselves dry. 1794 M. Russell Diary 18 Aug. in S. H. Jeyes Russells of Birmingham (1911) v. 65 Along the middle was a table, covered with an oilcloth. 1796 H. 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. 1844 J. Tomlin Missionary Jrnls. 319 He brought his bible, carefully wrapped up in an oil-cloth. 1876 J. S. Ingram Centennial Exposition xii. 404 In the line of floor oil-cloths the display was remarkable for the immense size of the cloths made in a single piece. 1903 R. Kipling Five Nations 114 Then the oil-cloth with its numbers, as a banner fluttered free. 1997 T. Pynchon Mason & Dixon 494 Wearily Mason pulls on Oil-cloths. Compounds C1. General attributive, with the sense ‘made of or covered with oilcloth’. ΚΠ 1721 R. Bradley tr. G. A. Agricola Philos. Treat. Husbandry iii. iii. 185 How with Oyl-cloth-Bags [Ger. gewichsten Beutel] or Tin-boxes the Root may at the same time be made grow so, as to hang down the Tree. 1764 ‘G. Psalmanazar’ Memoirs 118 A short leathern or oil-cloth cloak, not unlike what the women call a pelerine. 1831 J. Porter Thaddeus of Warsaw (rev. ed.) xxix. 259 Oil-cloth floor, and uncurtained windows. 1840 R. H. Dana Two Years before Mast x. 23 We had on oil-cloth suits and south-wester caps. 1917 W. Owen Let. 8 Aug. (1967) 481 Thus I need at once... The Oil-cloth raincoat. 1990 K. Newman Night Mayor (BNC) 124 Looking down, she saw an oilcloth suit and rough hands. C2. Instrumental, as oilcloth-covered adj. ΚΠ 1838 J. H. Ingraham Burton II. xii. 194 An oilcloth-covered combcase on one side of the little glass. 1952 Russ. Rev. 11 224 I recall how I tramped tirelessly through filthy courtyards, climbed up narrow backstairs, knocked at oilcloth-covered doors. 1989 S. Bedford Jigsaw v. 305 We sat at Maria's large oilcloth-covered table, talking Siamese cats. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1660
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