oiled silk

British  

/ ɔɪld /

noun

1. silk treated with oil to make it waterproof

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Example Sentences

With fine oiled silk suture on arterial needles, the incision is closed, and the clamps are removed.

From Time Magazine Archive

The rigid frame held a skin of oiled silk in place to contain the hydrogen, and although this was tough enough to withstand minor scratches, a hundredweight of blazing rock was too much for it.

From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman

He sealed the letter, placed it upon a thick sheaf of bank notes, wrapped the parcel in oiled silk and again in a small waterproof Navaho saddle blanket.

From The Mesa Trail by Bedford-Jones, H.

In 1873 one good bathing cap was described as an oiled silk bag-crown cap large enough to hold the hair loosely.

From Women's Bathing and Swimming Costume in the United States by Kidwell, Claudia B.

Bandages, oiled silk, needles and thread, and a pair o’ scissors.

From Fix Bay'nets The Regiment in the Hills by Groome, William H. C.