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oilskinned

oilskinned adjective: wearing an oilskin.

Adjective

oilskinned (not comparable)

  1. Wearing an oilskin.
    • He let the left side of his face fall on an oilskinned sleeve and his eyes were shut — not screwed up but lightly closed.1956, William Golding, Pincher Martin

Origin of oilskinned

From oilskin + -ed.

Questions about oilskinned

What does oilskinned mean?
Oilskinned means wearing an oilskin.
What part of speech is oilskinned?
Oilskinned is an adjective.

Words near oilskinned in the dictionary

  1. oilseed radish
  2. oilseed radishes
  3. oilseed rape
  4. oilseeds
  5. oilskin
  6. oilskinned
  7. oilskins
  8. oilsmoke
  9. oilspot
  10. oilspots
  11. oilstone

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