See Also: sentoku(dictionary)

oilskin (iou) and sentoku (iou)


oilskin (iou)



oilskin noun & adjective. L18.
[from OIL noun + SKIN noun.]
A. noun. Cloth waterproofed with oil, oilcloth; a piece of this; a garment or (in pl.) a suit made of this. L18.
Highlife A hairy old fisherman in a stiff black oilskin.
b. adjective. Made of oilskin. L18.
oilskinned adjective dressed in oilskin(s) M19.

sentoku (iou)



sentoku noun. E20.
[Japanese, abbreviation of sentokudoki, from sentoku (from Chinese Hsuan-te) + doki vessel.]
Orig., a Chinese bronze produced during the reign (1426-35) of Emperor Hsuan-te (Pinyin Xuan-de) of the Ming dynasty. Later, a golden-yellow Japanese bronze vessel made after the Chinese Fashion; the metal itself.