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airplane cloth definition

airplane cloth

  1. a strong, plain-weave cloth of linen or cotton, originally used for airplane wings
  2. a similar cotton cloth used for shirts, etc.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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