sailcloth
1 synonym for sailcloth, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A tough, hard-wearing material used to make boat and ship sails.
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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