sailcloth

[seyl-klawth, -kloth] /ˈseɪlˌklɔθ, -ˌklɒθ/

noun

any of various fabrics, as of cotton, nylon, or Dacron, for boat sails or tents.

a lightweight canvas or canvaslike fabric used especially for clothing and curtains.

Origin

1175-1225; Middle English saylclath; see sail, cloth

Examples from the web for sailcloth

The columns can be made of a lightweight material, such as sailcloth, light enough for a single worker to set up from the ground.
They are considering a two-color banner on a single color sailcloth.
And use bits of sailcloth or canvas for throw pillows or upholstery.
Simple explanations of sailing terms with diagrams of boats and sails, are bravely printed on hearty sailcloth.
Some are made of boards, some of sailcloth, and some partly of one and partly of the other.

British Dictionary definitions for sailcloth

/ˈseɪlˌklɒθ/

noun

any of various fabrics from which sails are made

a lighter cloth used for clothing, etc