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sailcloth

[ seyl-klawth, -kloth ]

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noun

any of various fabrics, as of cotton, nylon, or Dacron, for boat sails or tents.
a lightweight canvas or canvaslike fabric used especially for clothing and curtains.

sailcloth

/ ˈseɪlˌklɒθ /

1175–1225; Middle English saylclath; sail, cloth

The principal articles of manufacture have long been sailcloth, cordage, linen and fishing-nets.

“There,” he said, “you may sleep there for to-night,” and he pointed to a great heap of sailcloth beside the mast.

He was of middle age, black as anthracite coal, bald-headed, (p. 226) and was dressed in pants and coat made of old sailcloth.

He was dressed in pants made of old sailcloth, and the tattered cast-off blouse of a Union soldier.

The horse is a wooden circle, with a dress of blackened sailcloth, a horse's head, and a prominent tail.

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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