oil-silk

And it was Holmes who unrolled the strips of canvas, oil-silk, and greasy skins.

Ralestone Luck Andre Norton 1958

Then he saw Ricky's white face above her long oil-silk cape.

Ralestone Luck Andre Norton 1958

With great alacrity, the man in charge of them ran into an adjoining tent, and brought them forth, carefully wrapped in an oil-silk covering.

Woman's Work in the Civil War A Record of Heroism, Patriotism, and Patience Mary C. Vaughan

The steam tent, the mustard paste, the oil-silk jacket and the colonic flushing (described earlier in this chapter) may all be asked for by the physician in his untiring efforts to prevent dangerous complications during the course of the disease.

The Mother and Her Child William S. Sadler

We went back to get them, and we took them with us all in their oil-silk wrapper, but those fellows over there in the submarine tore the oil-silk up.

The Boy Scouts on a Submarine Captain John Blaine

Then, still in obedience to Archelaus, he slit the oil-silk and a few discoloured letters fell out.

Secret Bread F. Tennyson Jesse

Enema given; good bowel movement; mustard paste applied to chest, front and back, and oil-silk jacket applied; drank boiled water, 4 ounces.

The Mother and Her Child William S. Sadler

It consists of three layers, the innermost layer of cheesecloth, the middle layer of thin sheet wadding, and the outer layer of oil-silk.

The Mother and Her Child William S. Sadler

The oil-silk jacket is used in bronchitis of babies and children.

The Mother and Her Child William S. Sadler

There should always be two such cheesecloth and cotton jackets with the oil-silk covering so they may be changed every twelve hours, thus allowing for airing.

The Mother and Her Child William S. Sadler