oilcloth (0 synonym found)

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Definition of oilcloth:

°cloth treated with oil or paint, and used for marking garments, covering floors, etc. - Webster, 1913.
°a fabric treated on one side with a waterproof covering, especially one made from linseed oil etc.; used for flooring, tablecloths, kitchen shelves and sometimes furniture covering.
"1969 — Ignatius pounded a paw into the oilcloth on the kitchen table. — John Kennedy Toole, A Confederacy of Dunces, Chapter 9, Page 224"

Definition of oilcloth:

°cloth treated with oil or paint, and used for marking garments, covering floors, etc. - Webster, 1913.
°a fabric treated on one side with a waterproof covering, especially one made from linseed oil etc.; used for flooring, tablecloths, kitchen shelves and sometimes furniture covering.
"1969 — Ignatius pounded a paw into the oilcloth on the kitchen table. — John Kennedy Toole, A Confederacy of Dunces, Chapter 9, Page 224"

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