mast cloth
noun Nautical.
a partial lining sewed to the back of a square sail to prevent chafing from contact with the mast.
Also called mast cover.
a cloth covering part of a mast to protect it against smoke from a funnel.
Origin of mast cloth
First recorded in 1635–45
Words nearby mast cloth
mast band,
mast bed,
mast cell,
mast cell leukemia,
mast clamp,
mast cloth,
mast hasp,
mast house,
mast leukocyte,
mast-,
mastaba