Definition of "oilcloth" []

• Fabric treated with clay, oil, and pigments to make it waterproof. (noun)

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• "But to McGowan the oilcloth was a major setback, and he felt like a hypocrite for running around with his little notebook jotting down what materials the village chief used while an American officer flouted the rules."
• "The floor is covered with what is called oilcloth -- I wonder why: it certainly is not the least like cloth -- very new and excessively shiny."
• "Then, the new oilcloth, which is actually a vinyl product, was born and oilcloth came back into vogue."