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OILPAPER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does oilpaper mean?
• OILPAPER (noun)
The noun OILPAPER has 1 sense:
1. paper that has been made translucent and waterproof by soaking in oil
Familiarity information: OILPAPER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Paper that has been made translucent and waterproof by soaking in oil
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Hypernyms ("oilpaper" is a kind of...):
paper (a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses)
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