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

In Reykjavik, clouds did not prevent hundreds of people from gathering in bright raincoats in front of the landmark Hallgrímskirkja church as the skies darkened.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
Breathlessly Eva, 41, runs up and down the dusty stairs in a bright yellow raincoat, exposing the real estate investor’s schemes, rallying her neighbors, fighting with her husband, wondering what went wrong.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of raincoat

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Last night, Gerber continued her love affair with the do-everything, go-anywhere little black dress, wearing a knee-length slip beneath an oversized khaki trench.

— Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2026
Both sides have consequently dug legal and PR trenches to snipe at the other and rally endorsements.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of trench

Noun

Finally, cover outlets that aren’t waterproof-rated, advises Dewey.

— Louise Parks, Martha Stewart, 1 Aug. 2026
This gives you a 31% discount on a travel-friendly speaker packing a two-way speaker system, an IP67 waterproof and dustproof rating, 12 hours of battery life, and PartyBoost multispeaker syncing.

— Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 31 July 2026

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