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sailcloth

noun

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.

  1. inherited from *seġlclāþ✻
  2. inherited from seylecloth

Definitions

  1. A strong, durable fabric suitable for making sails for ships or boats.

    • Near-synonyms: sailduck, canvas, duckcloth

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA