Definition of waterproof

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Waterproof (v. t.) To render impervious to water, as cloth, leather, etc..

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Mackintosh :: Mackintosh (n.) A waterproof outer garment; -- so called from the name of the inventor.
Tarpaulin :: Tarpaulin (n.) A piece of canvas covered with tar or a waterproof composition, used for covering the hatches of a ship, hammocks, boats, etc..
Waterproofing :: Waterproofing (n.) The act or process of making waterproof.
Cutin :: Cutin (n.) The substance which, added to the material of a cell wall, makes it waterproof, as in cork..
Flashing :: Flashing (n.) Pieces of metal, built into the joints of a wall, so as to lap over the edge of the gutters or to cover the edge of the roofing; also, similar pieces used to cover the valleys of roofs of slate, shingles, or the like. By extension, the metal covering of ridges and hips of roofs; also, in the United States, the protecting of angles and breaks in walls of frame houses with waterproof material, tarred paper, or the like. Cf. Filleting..
Spongiose :: Spongiopilin (n.) A kind of cloth interwoven with small pieces of sponge and rendered waterproof on one side by a covering of rubber. When moistend with hot water it is used as a poultice.
Arctic :: Arctic (n.) A warm waterproof overshoe.
Repellent :: Repellent (n.) A kind of waterproof cloth.
Proof :: Proof (a.) Firm or successful in resisting; as, proof against harm; waterproof; bombproof..
Waterproof :: Waterproof (a.) Proof against penetration or permeation by water; impervious to water; as, a waterproof garment; a waterproof roof..
Waterproofing :: Waterproofing (n.) Same as Waterproof, n., 1..
Waterproof :: Waterproof (v. t.) To render impervious to water, as cloth, leather, etc..
Gossamer :: Gossamer (n.) Any very thin gauzelike fabric; also, a thin waterproof stuff..
Rockaway :: Rockaway () Formerly, a light, low, four-wheeled carriage, with standing top, open at the sides, but having waterproof curtains which could be let down when occasion required; now, a somewhat similar, but heavier, carriage, inclosed, except in front, and having a door at each side..
Oilskin :: Oilskin (n.) Cloth made waterproof by oil.
Water Bed :: Water bed () A kind of mattress made of, or covered with, waterproof fabric and filled with water. It is used in hospitals for bedridden patients..
Waterproof :: Waterproof (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..
Slicker :: Slicker (n.) A waterproof coat.
Waterproof :: Waterproof (n.) A substance or preparation for rendering cloth, leather, etc., impervious to water..
Pay :: Pay (v. t.) To cover, as bottom of a vessel, a seam, a spar, etc., with tar or pitch, or waterproof composition of tallow, resin, etc.; to smear..
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