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sailcloth

/seyl-klawth, -kloth/US // ˈseɪlˌklɔθ, -ˌklɒθ //UK // (ˈseɪlˌklɒθ) //

帆布,帆布,帆船布,旗袍

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : any of various fabrics, as of cotton, nylon, or Dacron, for boat sails or tents.
    • : a lightweight canvas or canvaslike fabric used especially for clothing and curtains.

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Examples

  • The principal articles of manufacture have long been sailcloth, cordage, linen and fishing-nets.

  • “There,” he said, “you may sleep there for to-night,” and he pointed to a great heap of sailcloth beside the mast.

  • He was of middle age, black as anthracite coal, bald-headed, (p. 226) and was dressed in pants and coat made of old sailcloth.

  • He was dressed in pants made of old sailcloth, and the tattered cast-off blouse of a Union soldier.

  • The horse is a wooden circle, with a dress of blackened sailcloth, a horse's head, and a prominent tail.