oil-paper

oil-pa·per

O o

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [oil pey-per]
- /ɔɪl ˈpeɪ pər/
- /ɔɪl ˈpeɪpə(r)/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [oil pey-per]
- /ɔɪl ˈpeɪ pər/

Definition of oil-paper word

noun oil-paper a paper made waterproof and translucent by treatment with oil. 1

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Origin of oil-paper

First appearance:

before 1830

One of the 36% newest English words

First recorded in 1830-40; oil + paper

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Parts of speech for Oil-paper

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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oil-paper popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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