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canotier

[ kan-uh-tyey ]
/ ˌkæn əˈtyeɪ /
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noun

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

Nearby words

  1. canopus,
  2. canopy,
  3. canorous,
  4. canorously,
  5. canossa,
  6. canova,
  7. canova, antonio,
  8. canrobert,
  9. canrobert, françois certain,
  10. cans

Origin of canotier

< French: boatman, equivalent to canot open boat (earlier canoe < Spanish canoa canoe, conformed to the French suffix -ot) + -ier -ier2
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Examples from the Web for canotier

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

    The Golden Dog|William Kirby