Oil Skin
Description
This section is from the "A Complete Dictionary of Dry Goods" book, by George S. Cole. Also available from Amazon: A complete dictionary of dry goods and history of silk, cotton, linen, wool and other fibrous substances,: Including a full explanation of the modern processes ... together with various useful tables.
Oil Skin
Oil Skin. Heavy cotton or linen cloth impregnated with a preparation of oil to make it waterproof. It is the material of which oil-skin coats or "slickers" are made.
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