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oiled silk

oiled silk noun: silk made waterproof by saturation with boiled oil.

Noun

oiled silk (countable and uncountable, plural oiled silks)

  1. Silk made waterproof by saturation with boiled oil.
    • Someone tore open the oiled silk covering and spread out the contents. Six sheets of fine tracing paper, each covered with signs and drawings, were disclosed.1923, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], “(please specify the page)”, in The Eyes of Max Carrados, London: Grant Richards, →OCLC

oiled silk meaning in Tamil

oiled silk in Tamil

எண்ணெய்ப் பட்டு

Forms of oiled silk

pluraloiled silks

Questions about oiled silk

What does oiled silk mean?
Oiled silk means silk made waterproof by saturation with boiled oil.
What is oiled silk in Tamil?
Oiled silk in Tamil is எண்ணெய்ப் பட்டு. See Oiled silk meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is oiled silk?
Oiled silk is a noun.
What is the plural of oiled silk?
The plural of oiled silk is oiled silks.

Words near oiled silk in the dictionary

  1. oildowns
  2. oildriller
  3. oildrillers
  4. oile
  5. oiled
  6. oiled silk
  7. oiled silks
  8. oiled up
  9. oiler
  10. oileries
  11. oilers

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