单词 | oiled silk |
释义 | > as lemmasoiled silk c. Of a fabric or other material, a garment, etc.: impregnated with oil, esp. so as to be waterproof, as in oiled cloth, oiled paper, oiled silk, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > liquid > dryness > [adjective] > waterproof or watertight > by specific means oiled1673 rubber-proofed1891 the world > matter > constitution of matter > oiliness or greasiness > [adjective] > of the nature of oil > smeared or moistened with oil > for waterproofing oiled1673 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 oiled1673 the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > made from silk > [noun] > types of > waterproofed oiled silk1673 oil-silk1784 1673 J. Dryden Assignation Prol. sig. A6 Your own oyl'd Coates keep out all common raine. 1673 J. Ray Observ. Journey Low-countries 249 The making of oil'd cloth for Hoods, Hat-cases, and Coats to fence off the rain, was first invented at Turin. 1685 Bk. Pretty Conceits sig. A4 Some use to place a sheet of Oyled Paper between them & a Candle, which will cause a good light. 1718 P. Motteux Don Quixote (1733) II. 209 Our Windows in the Winter were cover'd with Oil'd-cloth, and in the Summer shaded with Lattice. 1783 B. Franklin Let. 30 Aug. in Writings (1987) 1074 A hollow Globe 12 feet diameter was formed of what is called in England Oiled Silk. 1815 J. Smith Panorama Sci. & Art II. 152 An inflammable air balloon 33 feet in diameter, made of oiled silk. 1825 Lancet 26 Nov. 336/2 The wound was dressed with oiled lint. 1852 C. Morfit Art of Tanning, Currying, & Leather-dressing (1853) 433 Oiled leather is commonly known as chamois, or wash-leather. 1886 T. Hardy Mayor of Casterbridge II. xiv. 187 Visitors soon began to flock in from county houses, villages.., and lonely uplands, the latter in oiled boots and tilt bonnets. 1941 A. C. Davies Sci. & Pract. Welding iv. 200 Amongst the best and most familiar insulators are..mica, oiled silk, empire cloth [etc.]. 1977 J. R. L. Anderson Death in City viii. 119 A heavyweight oiled-wool pullover. 1992 T. Morrison Jazz 151 Inside, light comes slowly, and, tired after forcing its way through oiled paper tacked around a window.., rests on the dirt floor. 2000 Yoga May 39/3 There is also a complete programme of Yogic practices designed to cleanse the digestive tract. These include..Vastra Dhauti (swallowing an oiled cloth to remove excess phlegm and impurities). < as lemmas |
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