pilot cloth
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pilot cloth
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Most likely because its archetypal use was in making pilot jackets for pilots (helmsmen) and pilots (assistants to helmsmen).
noun pilot cloths
- A coarse, stout kind of cloth for overcoats. I had not been seated very long ere a man of a certain venerable robustness entered; immediately as the storm-pelted door flew back upon admitting him, a quick regardful eyeing of him by all the congregation, sufficiently attested that this fine old man was the chaplain. Yes, it was the famous Fathe
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title = {pilot cloth},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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