canotier

[ kan-uh-tyey ]
/ ˌkæn əˈtyeɪ /

noun

a fabric constructed in a twill weave, used in the manufacture of yachting clothes.

Origin of canotier

< French: boatman, equivalent to canot open boat (earlier canoe < Spanish canoa canoe, conformed to the French suffix -ot) + -ier -ier2

Words nearby canotier

canopic jar, canopus, canopy, canorous, canossa, canotier, canova, canrobert, cans, canso, canst

Example sentences from the Web for canotier

  • I know an Indian canotier who will ferry me across to Beauport, and say nothing.

    The Golden Dog |William Kirby