Oilskin is a waterproof cloth used for making garments typically worn by sailors and by others in wet areas. The modern oilskin garment was developed...
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A sou'wester is a traditional form of collapsible oilskin rain hat that is longer in the back than the front to protect the neck fully. A gutter front...
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Moleskin Monk's cloth Moquette Mouflon Mousseline Muslin Nankeen Neoprene Net Oilskin Organdy Organza Osnaburg Ottoman Oxford Paduasoy Panné velvet Peau de Soie...
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The origin of the waxed jacket is in the coated garments also known as oilskin. British country clothing Baker, Lindsay (9 June 2023). "How the Barbour...
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century. The bearskin caps were covered during the actual battle by black oilskin covers. The title comes from the battle cry of the soldiers—the Greys called...
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predominates due to durability and proper fit. In Australia, chaps may be made of oilskin rather than leather. Most chaps, with the exception of Armitas (which have...
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at the age of 35, he and his wife Maren Margarethe produced their first oilskin jackets, trousers, sou'westers and tarpaulins, made from coarse linen soaked...
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sell Moleskine notebooks. Chatwin wrote in The Songlines of little black oilskin-covered notebooks that he bought in Paris and called "moleskines". The...
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manufacture of textiles Gore-Tex – Trademark for a waterproof, breathable fabric Oilskin – Waterproof garment made from treated sailcloth or canvas Waxed cotton –...
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apoplexy on the spot. In the dead man's sea chest, Jim and his mother find an oilskin packet, which contains a logbook detailing the treasure looted during Captain...
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