oilcloth

oil·cloth

O0048200 (oil′klôth′, -klŏth′)n.1. A heavy cotton fabric treated with linseed oil and pigments to make it waterproof.2. A waterproof material made up of a layer of vinyl and a layer of cotton or a synthetic fabric.

oilcloth

(ˈɔɪlˌklɒθ) n1. (Textiles) waterproof material made by treating one side of a cotton fabric with a drying oil, or a synthetic resin2. another name for linoleum

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(ˈɔɪlˌklɔθ, -ˌklɒθ)
n. a cotton fabric made waterproof by treatment with oil and pigment. [1690–1700]

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Noun

oilcloth - cloth treated on one side with a drying oil or synthetic resincloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"

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oilcloth

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originally, cloth treated with oil or other substances so as to be waterproof and used for fishermen's and sailors' wear, for coach robes and covers, and later as a floor covering, called floorcloth. Subsequently it was made of heavy canvas, jute, or burlap, sized with glue, and coated with a thick oil paint, several coats being used and successively rubbed down with pumice stone. It was machine printed, dried in a drying room, varnished, and rolled. Linoleumlinoleum
, resilient floor or wall covering made of burlap, canvas, or felt, surfaced with a composition of wood flour, oxidized linseed oil, gums or other ingredients, and coloring matter. An English rubber manufacturer, Frederick Walton, patented linoleum in 1863.
..... Click the link for more information. and various kinds of vinyl products have superseded oilcloth as a floor covering. A variety of oilcloth fabrics is now produced for wall, table, and shelf coverings, for raincoats, and for many small wares.

oilcloth

[′ȯil‚klȯth] (textiles) A fabric coated with a mixture of oil and clay, used as a waterproof covering. A floor covering made of a heavy fabric treated with oil paint.

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waterproof material made by treating one side of a cotton fabric with a drying oil, or a synthetic resin

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noun cloth treated on one side with a drying oil or synthetic resin

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