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noun
A strong, durable fabric suitable for making sails for ships or boats.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Synonyms: sailduck, canvas, duckcloth
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: cloth, fabric, textile, material, matter, stuff
noun
a strong fabric (such as cotton canvas) used for making sails and tents
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: fabric, cloth, material, textile
History
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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