sailcloth

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sailcloth

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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.

noun sailcloths

  1. uncountable, usually A strong, durable fabric suitable for making sails for ships or boats. Near-synonyms: sailduck, canvas, duckcloth

    Similar: sailduck, canvas, duckcloth

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noun fabric

日本語帆布 honuno
中文帆布 fānbù
Françaistoile à voile
DeutschSegeltuch
Italianoolona
Русскийпаруси́на parusína

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@misc{sailcloth_2026,
  title = {sailcloth},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sailcloth},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}