pilot cloth
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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His short sturdy frame was clothed in a slop suit of pilot cloth, and a plain cap with a heavy peak completed the picture.
From The Ruined Cities of Zululand by Walmsley, Hugh Mulleneux
A skirtless loose rough coat, made of Flushing or pilot cloth.
From The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. by Belcher, Edward, Sir
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
His suit was of pilot cloth, and he wore a guernsey.
From Fire Mountain A Thrilling Sea Story by Springer, Norman
He was smartly attired in a suit of blue pilot cloth with brass anchor buttons, and there was a band of tarnished gold lace around the peaked cap which he nursed upon his knees.
From Recollections With Photogravure Portrait of the Author and a number of Original Letters, of which one by George Meredith and another by Robert Louis Stevenson are reproduced in facsimile by Murray, David Christie
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