Wondering how to use Oilskin in a sentence? Below are 3 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as slicker or macintosh.
Oilskin in a sentence
Oilskin meaning
- Cloth made from cotton and treated with oil and pigment to make it waterproof.
- A raincoat made from cotton fabric treated with oil and pigment to make it waterproof.
- Foul-weather gear worn by sailors, whether of natural or synthetic materials.
Synonyms of Oilskin
Using Oilskin
- The main meaning on this page is: Cloth made from cotton and treated with oil and pigment to make it waterproof. | A raincoat made from cotton fabric treated with oil and pigment to make it waterproof. | Foul-weather gear worn by sailors, whether of natural or synthetic materials.
- Useful related words include: slicker, macintosh, mackintosh, mac.
Context around Oilskin
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Oilskin
- In this selection, "oilskin" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, coats, jacket and jackets stand out and add context to how "oilskin" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include dressed in oilskin and sailing and his oilskin jacket covered. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "oilskin" sits close to words such as aabc, aacr and aacsb, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with oilskin
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
His oilskin jacket, covered in tiny little dinosaur icons, stops traffic. (11 words)
They performed " Burn for You ", dressed in Akubras (a brand of hats) and Drizabones (a brand of outdoor coats/oilskin jackets) followed by Hutchence and Morris singing "Jackson" to close. (30 words)
In other tellings, the draug is described as being a headless fisherman, dressed in oilskin and sailing in half a boat (the Norwegian municipality of Bø, Nordland has the half-boat in its coat-of-arms). (36 words)
In other tellings, the draug is described as being a headless fisherman, dressed in oilskin and sailing in half a boat (the Norwegian municipality of Bø, Nordland has the half-boat in its coat-of-arms). (36 words)
They performed " Burn for You ", dressed in Akubras (a brand of hats) and Drizabones (a brand of outdoor coats/oilskin jackets) followed by Hutchence and Morris singing "Jackson" to close. (30 words)
His oilskin jacket, covered in tiny little dinosaur icons, stops traffic. (11 words)
Example sentences (3)
His oilskin jacket, covered in tiny little dinosaur icons, stops traffic.
In other tellings, the draug is described as being a headless fisherman, dressed in oilskin and sailing in half a boat (the Norwegian municipality of Bø, Nordland has the half-boat in its coat-of-arms).
They performed " Burn for You ", dressed in Akubras (a brand of hats) and Drizabones (a brand of outdoor coats/oilskin jackets) followed by Hutchence and Morris singing "Jackson" to close.