"oilcloth" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: oilcloths [plural]
Etymology: From oil + cloth. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|oil|cloth}} oil + cloth Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} oilcloth (countable and uncountable, plural oilcloths)
  1. A fabric or cloth treated on one side with a waterproof covering, especially one made from linseed oil etc.; used for flooring, tablecloths, kitchen shelves and sometimes furniture covering. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Fabrics, Furniture Synonyms: American cloth, linoleum, leathercloth, waxcloth Translations (fabric or cloth): مُشَمَّع (mušammaʕ) (Arabic), müşəmbə (Azerbaijani), мушама (mušama) [feminine] (Bulgarian), hule [masculine] (Catalan), 油布 (yóubù) (Chinese Mandarin), vakstolo (Esperanto), vahakangas (Finnish), toile cirée [feminine] (French), hule [masculine] (Galician), Wachstuch [neuter] (German), éadach ola [masculine] (Irish), incerato [masculine] (Italian), incerata [feminine] (Italian), 油単 (yutan) (alt: ゆたん) (Japanese), オイルクロス (oirukurosu) (Japanese), 유포 (yupo) (alt: 油布) (Korean), cerata [feminine] (Polish), ਮੋਮਜਾਮਾ (momjāmā) [masculine] (Punjabi), mușama (Romanian), клеёнка (klejónka) [feminine] (Russian), ule (Tagalog), muşamba (Turkish), клейонка (klejonka) [feminine] (Ukrainian), oelcloth [masculine] (Welsh)

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      "sense": "fabric or cloth",
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    },
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      "sense": "fabric or cloth",
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      "sense": "fabric or cloth",
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    },
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      "sense": "fabric or cloth",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "cerata"
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      "lang": "Punjabi",
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      "sense": "fabric or cloth",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "ਮੋਮਜਾਮਾ"
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      "sense": "fabric or cloth",
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      "code": "ru",
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      "sense": "fabric or cloth",
      "tags": [
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      "sense": "fabric or cloth",
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      "code": "tr",
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      "sense": "fabric or cloth",
      "word": "muşamba"
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      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
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      "sense": "fabric or cloth",
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      "word": "клейонка"
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      "sense": "fabric or cloth",
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