pilot cloth
a type of thick blue cloth used esp to make sailor's coats
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How to use pilot cloth in a sentence
He wore a thick coat of blue pilot-cloth, not because the July day was cold, but because it was his best coat.
The Vultures | Henry Seton MerrimanHe wore a pair of blue pilot cloth trousers, a vest with brass buttons and an old-fashioned swallow-tailed coat.
A Voyage with Captain Dynamite | Charles Edward RichTwo days after the Veteran was strolling along the quay in all the glory of white duck and blue pilot cloth.
The Romance of the Coast | James RuncimanWhen he reaches the age of sixteen, the fisher-lad clothes himself in thick pilot-cloth and wears a braided cap on Sundays.
The Romance of the Coast | James RuncimanHe put on a coat of pilot cloth, unhooked the barometer, and stowed it away in a capacious pocket.
South Sea Tales | Jack London
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