Sailcloth

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A strong, durable fabric suitable for making sails for ships or boats. uncountable, usually
  2. 2
    a strong fabric (such as cotton canvas) used for making sails and tents wordnet

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corduroycottonfabricnylonsailduck

Etymology

From Middle English seylecloth, saylclath, seil-cloþ, seil-clæð, from Old English *seġlclāþ, equivalent to sail + cloth. Cognate with West Frisian seilkleed, Dutch zeilkleed, Middle Low German sēgelklêt, sēgelkleit, seilklêt, seilkleit, German Segelkleid.

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