1 [U] a cotton fabric that has had oil put on it in a special process so that water cannot pass through it, used for making WATERPROOF clothing:
an oilskin coat
2 [C] a coat or jacket made of oilskin
3 (oilskins) [pl.] a set of clothes made of oilskin, worn especially by sailors
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