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sailcloth

[seyl-klawth, -kloth] / ˈseɪlˌklɔθ, -ˌklɒθ /


NOUN
tarpaulin
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She encouraged them to keep up their personal hygiene, exercise, write to friends and draw on a piece of sailcloth.

From Scientific American Apr. 16, 2021

This solar lantern, made from recyclable sailcloth, also emits a remarkable amount of light and is super lightweight.

From Slate Sep. 2, 2020

Just as important, political and military leaders foresaw that future wars would require foundries to cast cannons, mills to weave sailcloth, and roads to move troops.

From Textbooks Jan. 18, 2018

Painted on a piece of linen sailcloth 28 feet wide and 7 feet tall, it’s a vigorous depiction of rural industries at the end of the Great Depression: timber-felling, hay-baling, berry-picking, cow-milking and more.

From Seattle Times Jun. 8, 2017

Shops and houses were emptied of tobacco, sugar, molasses, sailcloth, and coffee—anything of value.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis




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