Thesaurus results for OILSKIN

oilskin

noun

ˈȯi(-ə)l-ˌskin

Definition of oilskin

as in slicker

a coat made of water-resistant material the oilskins worn by the fishing boat's crew gave them scant protection from the cold, driving rain

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Recent Examples of oilskin Mary Jane eventually found her muck boots and an oilskin jacket in the back of the hallway closet. — Kate Walbert, The New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2021 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, 17 May 2018 Below the deck, his two sons fumble with their yellow oilskins and ready their orange rubber boots. — Matthew Bremner, Slate Magazine, 24 July 2017

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Noun

City slickers will definitely get a bang for their buck with this place, which is a lot more spacious than a shoebox on the Upper East Side.

— Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 17 Nov. 2025
During the Waleses' trip to Canada in October 1991, Diana made time between touring an AIDS hospice and a women's shelter to join William, 9, and Harry, 7, on a visit to Niagara Falls, where the trio donned rain slickers for a wet and wild voyage on the Maid of the Mist.

— Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025

Definition of slicker

Noun

At Chloé, Chemena Kamali sent eyelet lace, tailoring, and raincoat silhouettes down the runway.

— Laure Guilbault, Vogue, 7 Oct. 2026
They’re found in raincoats, and they’re also found in outerwear, which needs a finished product that can keep the consumer dry in long days out in nature.

— Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of raincoat

Noun

The clothes performed a parallel operation on familiar forms, pulling apart bikers, trenches, tweed jackets, corsetry, and punk hardware before rebuilding them into funky new forms of feminine armor.

— Vogue, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2026
Direct water toward the bed by installing a gutter extension, creating a downhill slope, digging a trench or connecting a PVC pipe to a distant gutter and running it underground to the rain garden.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of trench

Noun

Arc’teryx said the Sperro SV jacket was developed with Gore-Tex testing expertise and is made to meet Gore-Tex’s durable waterproof, windproof and breathable performance standards.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 28 Aug. 2026
Finally, cover outlets that aren’t waterproof-rated, advises Dewey.

— Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 1 Aug. 2026

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