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Definition of Sailcloth
1. Noun. A strong fabric (such as cotton canvas) used for making sails and tents.
Definition of Sailcloth
1. n. Duck or canvas used in making sails.
Definition of Sailcloth
1. Noun. A strong, durable fabric suitable for making sails for ships or boats. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sailcloth
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sailcloth
Literary usage of Sailcloth
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Russian Overseas Commerce with Great Britain During the Reign of Catherine II by Herbert H. Kaplan (1995)
"An example of this is found in Great Britain's importation of Russian sailcloth
which, when exported from Russia, was recorded in "pieces" only. ..."
2. Russian Overseas Commerce with Great Britain During the Reign of Catherine II by Herbert H. Kaplan (1995)
"An example of this is found in Great Britain's importation of Russian sailcloth
which, when exported from Russia, was recorded in "pieces" only. ..."
3. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1880)
"From private sources the crew had Uen provided with under-vests, drawers,
stockings (long and short), and mitts of i:. sailcloth hoots, fur mitts, fur caps, ..."
4. What is Contraband of War, and what is Not. Comprising All the American and by Joseph Moseley (1861)
"So sailcloth, as an article directly and exclusively adapted for shipping, is
contraband in the first degree, and liable to confiscation, though going from ..."
5. A History of the English Poor Law: In Connection with the State of the by George Nicholls, Thomas Mackay (1898)
"... —Norwich workhouse—Prohibition of " truck "—The woollen and sailcloth
manufactures—Peace of Utrecht—Reduction of interest— Condensation of laws relating ..."
6. Alien Immigrants to England by William Cunningham (1897)
"Another textile industry which was introduced at this time differed greatly in
character from the silk manufacture ; the making of sailcloth was ..."
7. Chambers's Encyclopaedia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People (1868)
"... 818 and surrounded by a wide amphitheatre of highly cultivated hills. Pop.
4498. The chief manufactures are sailcloth, sacking, hair-seating, ..."
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