Meaning & use
Oilpaper
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Paper treated with oil to make it translucent and water-resistant, traditionally used for wrapping, windows, or umbrellas.
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The vendor wrapped the fried snacks in oilpaper to keep them from leaking grease.
Traditional oilpaper umbrellas are still handmade in parts of East Asia.
A note on using this word
Used for centuries in East Asia before modern plastics, valued for being both water-resistant and semi-transparent.
Words with a similar meaning
waxed paper
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