pilot cloth

British  

noun

1. a type of thick blue cloth used esp to make sailor's coats

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Example Sentences

His suit was of pilot cloth, and he wore a guernsey.

From Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story by Springer, Norman

The old man was dressed in his best pilot cloth suit. 

From The Grey Lady by Merriman, Henry Seton

Was it not the sea-gear of men?—leather jackets lined with corduroy, blue coats of pilot cloth, sou'westers, sea-boots, oilskins.

From John Barleycorn by London, Jack

Here are three guineas; get yourself a suit of pilot cloth at some outfitter's at the East End.

From The Treasure of the Incas by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)

In the stern sheets sat a tall, upright figure, the tiller ropes in either hand, dressed in a monkey jacket, pilot cloth trousers, and a sailor’s cap.

From The Ruined Cities of Zululand by Walmsley, Hugh Mulleneux