sailcloth

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.

sailcloth means A strong, durable fabric suitable for making sails for ships or boats. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 88 out of 100.

noun

A strong, durable fabric suitable for making sails for ships or boats.“Near-synonyms: sailduck, canvas, duckcloth”