Waterproof
['wɔːtəpruːf] or ['wɔtɚpruf]
Definition
(noun.) any fabric impervious to water.
(verb.) make watertight; 'Waterproof the coat'.
Checked by Alden--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Proof against penetration or permeation by water; impervious to water; as, a waterproof garment; a waterproof roof.
(n.) A substance or preparation for rendering cloth, leather, etc., impervious to water.
(n.) Cloth made waterproof, or any article made of such cloth, or of other waterproof material, as rubber; esp., an outer garment made of such material.
(v. t.) To render impervious to water, as cloth, leather, etc.
Typist: Marion
Examples
- He told me, in return, that he wondered I had arrived at my time of life, without knowing that a doctor's skin was waterproof. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- In the process the leather is made smooth, lustrous, supple and waterproof. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- We saw him pass the breakfast-room window hastily, with his high boots and his waterproof coat on--and that was all. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- But, tears were not the things to find their way to Mr. Bumble's soul; his heart was waterproof. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- The detective mounted the stairs, and our lamp gleamed upon his shining waterproof. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- There was no use in pointing this out to Penelope; the objection made about as much impression on her as a shower of rain on a waterproof coat. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- I am not wet through: my riding-coat is waterproof. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- One use they put it to was the waterproofing of their cloaks. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
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