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oilcloth
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oil·cloth  (oilklôth, -klth)
n.
Fabric treated with clay, oil, and pigments to make it waterproof.
oilcloth [ˈɔɪlˌklɒθ]
n
1. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) waterproof material made by treating one side of a cotton fabric with a drying oil, or a synthetic resin
2. another name for linoleum
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Noun1.oilcloth - cloth treated on one side with a drying oil or synthetic resin
cloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"
Translations
oilcloth [ˈɔɪlklɒθ] N → hule m, encerado m
oilcloth [ˈɔɪlklɒθ]
n → toile f cirée
oil drum n → baril m de pétrole
oil embargo n → embargo m pétrolier
oilcloth [ˈɔɪlˌklɒθ] n → tela cerata
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