sailcloth
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.
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How to use sailcloth in a sentence
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.
Eric, or Little by Little | Frederic W. FarrarHe was of middle age, black as anthracite coal, bald-headed, (p. 226) and was dressed in pants and coat made of old sailcloth.
The Boys of '61 | Charles Carleton Coffin.He was dressed in pants made of old sailcloth, and the tattered cast-off blouse of a Union soldier.
The Boys of '61 | Charles Carleton Coffin.The horse is a wooden circle, with a dress of blackened sailcloth, a horse's head, and a prominent tail.
The Cornwall Coast | Arthur L. Salmon
British Dictionary definitions for sailcloth
/ (ˈseɪlˌklɒθ) /
any of various fabrics from which sails are made
a lighter cloth used for clothing, etc
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