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Definition of oilskin : Cloth made waterproof by oil.

Synonyms:

cape, deceiver, blazer, cloak, bolero, cambric, buckram, cheater, chintz, calico, bomber jacket, coir, canvas, poncho, apron, mac, jumpsuit, cheesecloth, corduroy, beguiler, trickster, burka, coat, pinafore, oilskins, dinner jacket, duffel coat, mackintosh, coveralls, slicker, waterproof, burqa, burlap, barkcloth, gown, cheat, DJ, overalls, anorak

Usage examples:

• He carried a lantern, and his jacket and loose trousers of yellow oilskin shone with the wet like a suit of mail. - "Major Vigoureux", A. T. Quiller-Couch.
• Eileen handed them a large parcel from under her oilskin. - "The Spoilers of the Valley", Robert Watson.
• The washers stand up to their knees, or even their waists, in the brook, in oilskin clothes, and seizing the struggling sheep one by one by the wool, plunge them into the water. - "What Shall We Do Now?: Five Hundred Games and Pastimes", Dorothy Canfield Fisher.