duckcloth
duckcloth noun: a light canvaslike material, made of untwilled linen or cotton fabric.
Noun
duckcloth (countable and uncountable, plural duckcloths)
- A light canvaslike material, made of untwilled linen or cotton fabric.
- Near-synonym: sailduck
- Canvas and duckcloths are the strongest form in which linen and cloth fabrics are available.1926, Allan Monkhouse, Electrical Insulating Materials, page 44
Examples of duckcloth in a sentence
- Canvas and duckcloth are used for the protection of the end windings of machines.1929, Journal of the Textile Institute, volume 20, page A-442:
- Canvas and duckcloth were nailed over the doorways, but failed to keep out the dust and odors from the other rooms.2020, Christy Hubbard, C.C. Harrison, Sage Cane's House of Grace and Favor:
Synonyms of duckcloth
Forms of duckcloth
| plural | duckcloths |
|---|---|
| alternative form | duck-cloth |
| alternative form | duck cloth |
Origin of duckcloth
From duck + cloth.
Questions about duckcloth
- What does duckcloth mean?
- Duckcloth means a light canvaslike material, made of untwilled linen or cotton fabric.
- How do you use duckcloth in a sentence?
- Canvas and duckcloth are used for the protection of the end windings of machines.
- What part of speech is duckcloth?
- Duckcloth is a noun.
- What is the plural of duckcloth?
- The plural of duckcloth is duckcloths.
Words near duckcloth in the dictionary
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