sail·cloth

[seyl-klawth, -kloth]
noun
1.
any of various fabrics, as of cotton, nylon, or Dacron, for boat sails or tents.
2.
a lightweight canvas or canvaslike fabric used especially for clothing and curtains.

Origin:
1175–1225; Middle English saylclath; see sail, cloth

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sailcloth (ˈseɪlˌklɒθ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  any of various fabrics from which sails are made
2.  a lighter cloth used for clothing, etc

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Example sentences
And use bits of sailcloth or canvas for throw pillows or upholstery.
Some are made of boards, some of sailcloth, and some partly of one and partly
  of the other.
They are considering a two-color banner on a single color sailcloth.
Simple explanations of sailing terms with diagrams of boats and sails, are
  bravely printed on hearty sailcloth.
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