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Oilcloth vs Tarpaulins - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between oilcloth and tarpaulins

is that oilcloth is a fabric or cloth treated on one side with a waterproof covering, especially one made from linseed oil etc; used for flooring, tablecloths, kitchen shelves and sometimes furniture covering while tarpaulins is .

oilcloth

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A fabric or cloth treated on one side with a waterproof covering, especially one made from linseed oil etc.; used for flooring, tablecloths, kitchen shelves and sometimes furniture covering.
  • * 1969' — Ignatius pounded a paw into the '''oilcloth on the kitchen table. — , ''A Confederacy of Dunces , Chapter 9, Page 224
  • * 1995:' When the Lincolns moved into the White House, it was not furnished, there was '''oilcloth on the floor in the State Rooms because of the overflow from the spittoons. - , ''Barbara Bush: A Memoir , p.346.
  • * cloth treated with oil or paint, and used for marking garments, covering floors, etc. - Webster, 1913

    • Synonyms

    * linoleum

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    tarpaulins

    English

    Noun

    (head)