Definition of "sailcloth" [sail•cloth]

• A heavy cotton canvas or strong synthetic fabric used for making sails or tents. (noun)
• A lightweight cotton canvas used especially for clothing and upholstery. (noun)

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• "Since we cannot wash Towels, we have lined his Cot with sailcloth which is now Black with Blood."
• "We made little houses from reams of sailcloth and we took turns keeping the fire lest wild animals should want to desecrate the body."
• "Her gnarled fingers plunged a needle in and out of a large piece of thick sailcloth."