"topcloth" meaning in All languages combined

See topcloth on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: topcloths [plural]
Etymology: From top + cloth. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|top|cloth}} top + cloth Head templates: {{en-noun}} topcloth (plural topcloths)
  1. A cloth used to cover the top of anything, such as a table or a person's torso.
    Sense id: en-topcloth-en-noun-iDHIOc5M
  2. (nautical) A piece of canvas used to cover the hammocks which are lashed to the top in action to protect the topmen. Categories (topical): Nautical
    Sense id: en-topcloth-en-noun-an8i3soC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 85 Topics: nautical, transport
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: top-cloth

Inflected forms

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        "(nautical) A piece of canvas used to cover the hammocks which are lashed to the top in action to protect the topmen."
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