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Definition of Oilpaper
1. Noun. Paper that has been made translucent and waterproof by soaking in oil.
Definition of Oilpaper
1. Noun. A translucent, waterproof paper made by soaking in oil ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Oilpaper
1. a water-resistant paper [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Oilpaper
Literary usage of Oilpaper
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Life of Charles Dickens by John Forster (1874)
"My work was to cover the pots of paste-blacking; first with a piece of oilpaper,
and then with a piece of blue paper; to tie them round with a string; ..."
2. The Monthly Review by Ralph Griffiths (1826)
"... but it was sufficient for all our purposes ; and we found, when the storm
again returned, that our oilpaper stood out against it stoutly. ..."
3. History of England from the Accession of James I. to the Outbreak of the by Samuel Rawson Gardiner (1891)
"... or jan. i. jng for Pym, and offering him the Chancellorship of ym' Charles
repented his hasty decision, cannot now be oilpaper known. ..."
4. Transactions of the Asiatic Society of Japan by Asiatic Society of Japan (1890)
"... which line the main thoroughfares of the capital or the little shops where
they are set out for sale along with paper, pipes, oilpaper, covers for hats, ..."
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