| 单词 | oilcloth |
| 释义 | oilcloth (once / 12876 pages) n Oilcloth is a type of cotton fabric that has a waterproof layer on one side. You'd be more likely to buy a tablecloth made of oilcloth than a dress. Your grandmother might have a brightly colored oilcloth on her kitchen table: it feels smooth as plastic on the top, but the bottom is nubby or soft, absorbent cotton. Oilcloth was once commonly used to make rain coats and tents, but its seams were never totally waterproof, so it was replaced by waxed canvas and other materials. Oilcloth got its name from the boiled linseed oil coating used to make it waterproof. WORD FAMILYoilcloth: oilcloths USAGE EXAMPLESShe was not aware that her fists beat softly on the white oilcloth. John Steinbeck, East of Eden(1952) Tyson folded up his tinkering project in an oilcloth. Rick Riordan, The Sea of Monsters(2006) He copied the board from friends, who played on homemade boards drawn on oilcloth. Seattle Times(Feb 20, 2015) n cloth treated on one side with a drying oil or synthetic resin Hyper cloth, fabric, material, textile artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers |
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