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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Mary Jane eventually found her muck boots and an oilskin jacket in the back of the hallway closet.
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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
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, 24 Feb. 2017
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
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, 24 Feb. 2017
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