Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oilskinned

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: oil-skinned
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Wearing an oilskin.

Example Sentences

"He let the left side of his face fall on an oilskinned sleeve and his eyes were shut — not screwed up but lightly closed."

Etymology

From oilskin + -ed.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: oilskin

Questions

What does oilskinned mean?: Wearing an oilskin.
Where does oilskinned come from?: From oilskin + -ed.

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