oilcloth

Example Sentences

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“Swap out the linen cloth for a wipeable oilcloth when it’s time for the kids to do homework or an art project,” she advises.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 7, 2023

Apart from the boiler, other items on the tank include an oilcloth table cloth from the family's summer house, new Disney bedsheets for her children and a red blanket, she says.

From BBC • May 31, 2022

Atelier Saucier, a Los Angeles company that specializes in stylish napkins and place mats made from surplus material from fashion houses, has just added oilcloth place mats and tablecloths to its line.

From New York Times • Mar. 21, 2022

But, like the author, we snag on that Polish word, and its suggestion of cold oilcloth, garden tomatoes, and stove fumes.

From The New Yorker • Sep. 24, 2018

He reached behind himself, hacking blindly at the cord, but only succeeded in becoming more entangled, both in the rope and the oilcloth that had been draped from the scaffolding above.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros