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oilskinned

adj

Etymology

From oilskin + -ed.

  1. derived from *sken-✻ — “to split off”
  2. derived from *skinþą✻
  3. derived from skinn — “animal hide”
  4. inherited from scinn
  5. inherited from skyn
  6. compounded as oilskin — “oil + skin”
  7. suffixed as oilskinned — “oilskin + ed”

Definitions

  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.

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