oilclothedadj.
/ˈɔɪlklɒθd/, U.S. /ˈɔɪlˌklɔθd/, /ˈɔɪlˌklɑθd/ Covered with oilcloth.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > covers or hangings > [adjective] > covered with oilcloth
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > floor-covering > [adjective] > covered with floorcloth
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floor-clothed1843
linoleumed1892
linoed1933
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 > [adjective] > rendered waterproof > with oil > made of or covered with
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oilskin1773
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1838 W. Howitt Rural Life Eng. II. iii. xvi. 385 I..have caught glimpses..of well oil-clothed passages, and well carpeted rooms.
1894 M. Dyan All in Man's Keeping II. x. 185 There came..the tap of light heels on the oil-clothed landing.
1915 J. Galsworthy First & Last in Cosmopolitan June 12/2 He was in a gas-lighted passage with an oil-clothed floor.
1990 A. Munro Friend of my Youth 246 Blood was puddled on the oilclothed table and dripping to the floor.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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