Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The plain, unsurfaced canvas used in the army for covering stores, etc.
- noun The plain, unsurfaced canvas used in the army for covering stores, etc.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Naut.) See
tarpaulin .
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- noun nautical A
tarpaulin .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Russel brand insulted over half of america and the paulin family.
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Valley, mountain, everything was a solid expanse of white, the only dark spot being our red blankets as we threw back the paulin.
A Canyon Voyage The Narrative of the Second Powell Expedition down the Green-Colorado River from Wyoming, and the Explorations on Land, in the Years 1871 and 1872 Frederick S. Dellenbaugh
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We did not care to sleep in the house, choosing for our resting-place the last remains of a haystack, where we spread our blankets, covering the whole with a paulin, as the sky looked threatening.
A Canyon Voyage The Narrative of the Second Powell Expedition down the Green-Colorado River from Wyoming, and the Explorations on Land, in the Years 1871 and 1872 Frederick S. Dellenbaugh
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Then we put some oars against the wall and stretched a paulin to protect our noble chef, who finally got the wet firewood once more ignited, and succeeded in getting the bread almost baked and the coffee nearly hot and some dried peaches almost stewed.
A Canyon Voyage The Narrative of the Second Powell Expedition down the Green-Colorado River from Wyoming, and the Explorations on Land, in the Years 1871 and 1872 Frederick S. Dellenbaugh
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Is the paulin tightly corded upon all the baggage?
Indian Tales Rudyard Kipling 1900
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Is the paulin tightly corded upon all the baggage?
Soldiers Three Rudyard Kipling 1900
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There are not always a sufficient number of airtight water-casks to fill a wagon-bed, but a tentfly, paulin, or wagon-cover can generally be had.
The Prairie Traveler A Hand-book for Overland Expeditions Randolph Barnes Marcy 1849
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Blur-ger King by tilman paulin via the Londonist flickr pool.
Londonist 2009
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