topcloth

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A cloth used to cover the top of anything, such as a table or a person's torso.
  2. A piece of canvas used to cover the hammocks which are lashed to the top in action to protect the topmen.

Word forms

topcloth topcloths top-cloth

Etymology

From top + cloth.

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