Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sailcloth

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.78 in modern English

Syllables
sail-cloth
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A strong, durable fabric suitable for making sails for ships or boats.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: seylecloth, *seġlclāþ

Usage

Inflected Forms

sailcloths (plural)

Synonyms

sailduck canvas duckcloth

Questions

What does sailcloth mean?
A strong, durable fabric suitable for making sails for ships or boats.
Where does sailcloth come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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