Oilcloth

From Fresh Dictionary

English

Noun

oilcloth

1. cloth treated with oil or paint, and used for marking garments, covering flooors, etc. - Webster, 1913
2. a fabric treated on one side with a waterproof covering, especially one made from linseed oil etc.; used for flooring, tablecloths, [[kitchen shelves and sometimes furniture covering.

   1969 — Ignatius pounded a paw into the oilcloth on the kitchen table. — John Kennedy Toole, A Confederacy of Dunces, Chapter 9, Page 224

   1995: When the Lincolns moved into the Wjite House, it was not furnished, there was oilcloth on the floor in the State Rooms because of the overflow from the spittoons. - Barbara Bush, Barbara Bush: A Memoir, p.346.

Synonyms

• linoleum