Paulin
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Paulin is a noun meaning (US, nautical) A tarpaulin.
Meaning
(US, nautical) A tarpaulin.
Example Sentences
Plain white paulins, made of duck without seams. Furnished with snaps and rings or grommets.
The complainant's tents and paulins were manufactured and packed according to detailed specifications.
The sawmill was expected soon, and in the meantime fatigue details were erecting picket huts for temporary use — rows of raw logs stood on end in trenches forming rectangles, with roofs also of wood, covered by paulins and daubed with a layer of dirt.
Word Forms
- paulins
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include tarpaulin, tarp, tarpauling, paenula, batten, paillasson.
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