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sailcloth.

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

9 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

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

    uncountable · usually
Where this word comes from

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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