oilskin
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Synonyms
mac (or mack) [British], mackintosh (also macintosh) [chiefly British], raincoat, slicker, waterproof [chiefly British]
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Daigle has a face like an oilskin raincoat, patinated from life on the land moonlighting for mining companies—chasing other people’s dreams. — Genesee Keevil, Popular Mechanics, "The Rush: What the World's Greatest Gold Prospector Knows," 17 May 2018 Daigle has a face like an oilskin raincoat, patinated from life on the land moonlighting for mining companies—chasing other people’s dreams. — Genesee Keevil, Popular Mechanics, "The Rush: What the World's Greatest Gold Prospector Knows," 17 May 2018 Below the deck, his two sons fumble with their yellow oilskins and ready their orange rubber boots. — Matthew Bremner, Slate Magazine, "Shifting Current," 24 July 2017 You order oysters, boiled langoustines, pickled herring, steamed mussels, smoked salmon, or chowder from a young woman in oilskins and rubber boots. — David Coggins, CNT, "Men on a Mission: A Hunt for Whisky and Tweed in Scotland," 24 Feb. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'oilskin.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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