canotier

[ kan-uh-tyey ]

noun

1. a fabric constructed in a twill weave, used in the manufacture of yachting clothes.

Word History and Origins

Origin of canotier¹

< French: boatman, equivalent to canot open boat (earlier canoe < Spanish canoa canoe, conformed to the French suffix -ot ) + -ier -ier ²

Example Sentences

I know an Indian canotier who will ferry me across to Beauport, and say nothing.

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