Other forms: oilcloths
Oilcloth is a type of cotton fabric that has a waterproof layer on one side. You'd be more likely to buy a tablecloth made of oilcloth than a dress.
Your grandmother might have a brightly colored oilcloth on her kitchen table: it feels smooth as plastic on the top, but the bottom is nubby or soft, absorbent cotton. Oilcloth was once commonly used to make rain coats and tents, but its seams were never totally waterproof, so it was replaced by waxed canvas and other materials. Oilcloth got its name from the boiled linseed oil coating used to make it waterproof.