oilpaper

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noun

A translucent, waterproof paper made by soaking in oil.

Scrabble 12

Meanings

nounoilpaper (countable and uncountable, plural oilpapers)

plural oilpapers

  1. countableuncountableA translucent, waterproof paper made by soaking in oil.

Origin

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 油紙 /油纸
  • 油紙 /油纸 (yóuzhǐ)paper
Finnish öljypaperi
  • öljypaperipaper
Japanese 油紙
  • 油紙paper
Korean 거름종이, 유지
  • 거름종이 (georeumjong'i)paper
  • 유지 (yuji)paper
Vietnamese giấy dầu
  • giấy dầupaper

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Cite this entry
APA

oilpaper. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oilpaper

MLA

“oilpaper.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oilpaper. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oilpaper,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oilpaper.

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