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Definition of Oiled
1. Adjective. Treated with oil. "An oiled walnut table"
Definition of Oiled
1. a. Covered or treated with oil; dressed with, or soaked in, oil.
Definition of Oiled
1. Verb. Simple past and past participle of '''oil.''' ¹
2. Adjective. Of a machine, supplied with oil so as to allow smooth operation. ¹
3. Adjective. (slang) drunk. Usually in conjunction with well. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Oiled
1. oil [v] - See also: oil
Lexicographical Neighbors of Oiled
Literary usage of Oiled
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Text-book of minor surgery by Edward Milton Foote (1907)
"oiled silk prepared in the same manner, but only thirty inches wide, ...
Cheaper grades of oiled muslin can sometimes be obtained in dry-goods stores. ..."
2. The Horticulturist, and Journal of Rural Art and Rural Taste by Luther Tucker (1864)
"л recessed porch, with double doors of oak, (oiled) the outer once open, to be
closed only at night and stormy weather, behind the one on the right is a ..."
3. Report by Illinois Highway Commission (1913)
"The Virginia construction was an oiled earth road experiment. The work began at
the corner of the public square in Virginia and extended on Main street to ..."
4. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1897)
"The micrometer screw should be oiled with porpoise oil, which will last for months.
For the other parts a light paraffine oil may be used. ..."
5. The Popular Science Monthly by Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) (1874)
"Its food, during confine- oiled rice, mixed up with soft eggs, together with
plantains, insects of the grasshopper tribe ; these insects, when thrown e bird ..."
6. A Text-book on Roads and Pavements by Frederick Putnam Spalding (1912)
"oiled ROADS. The use of oil for hardening the surfaces of earth and gravel roads
... Several methods have been employed in the construction of oiled roads. ..."
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