sailyarn
sailyarn noun: yarn used in the manufacture, repair, or rigging of sails; sailing-twine.
Noun
sailyarn (countable and uncountable, plural sailyarns)
- Yarn used in the manufacture, repair, or rigging of sails; sailing-twine.
- It is chiefly, for the present, confined to the manufacture of sail-yarns, and of plain goods; but it is yet in its infancy, and will, perhaps, soon extend its limits, as well as its variety of manufactures.1809, Sir John Carr, Caledonian Sketches, Or, A Tour Through Scotland in 1807
- In 1636 the Bommel arrived in Batavia with a cargo described as 1058 carra or 148 lasts of white rice, 210 slaves both male and female, 12 chests and 4 baskets of indigo, 1 maund or basket of wax and 1 basket of sailyarn, the whole valued at 11,933 florins.1936, Burma Research Society, The Journal, volumes 26-27, page 15
Forms of sailyarn
| plural | sailyarns |
|---|---|
| alternative form | sail-yarn |
| alternative form | sail yarn |
Origin of sailyarn
From Middle English *sayl-yarn, *seyl-ȝarn, equivalent to sail + yarn. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Sailjäiden, West Frisian seiljern, Dutch zeilgaren, German Low German Seilgaarn, German Segelgarn, Danish sejlgarn, Swedish segelgarn, Icelandic seglgarn.
Questions about sailyarn
- What does sailyarn mean?
- Sailyarn means yarn used in the manufacture, repair, or rigging of sails; sailing-twine.
- What part of speech is sailyarn?
- Sailyarn is a noun.
- What is the plural of sailyarn?
- The plural of sailyarn is sailyarns.
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