Associations to the word «Oilskin»

Wiktionary

OILSKIN, noun. Cloth made from cotton and treated with oil and pigment to make it waterproof.
OILSKIN, noun. A raincoat made from cotton fabric treated with oil and pigment to make it waterproof.
OILSKIN, noun. (by extension) Foul-weather gear worn by sailors, whether of natural or synthetic materials.

Dictionary definition

OILSKIN, noun. A macintosh made from cotton fabric treated with oil and pigment to make it waterproof.

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King