packclothn.adj.
/ˈpakklɒθ/, U.S. /ˈpækˌklɔθ/, /ˈpækˌklɑθ/ A strong, coarse fabric, originally used as a packing material; a piece of this. Also as adj.: made of packcloth.
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sackcloth1373
packcloth1394
soutage1532
sacking1707
bagging1732
sugar sack1891
1394 in J. C. Atkinson Cartularium Abbathiæ de Whiteby (1881) II. 621 (MED) Pro xxvi ulnis canaby emptis pro pacclathis, xii s. iii d.
1430 in J. Raine Testamenta Eboracensia (1865) III. 9 (MED) Et Adæ, famulo meo, sellas vocatas paksadyls, pakclathes, pakprykkes, [etc.].
1446 in J. Raine Testamenta Eboracensia (1865) III. 102 (MED) De j pak cloth cont. iiij uln.
a1500 in T. Wright & R. P. Wülcker Anglo-Saxon & Old Eng. Vocab. (1884) I. 629 Kotyn or pakclothe.., bumbicinium.
1565 T. Cooper Thesaurus at Cogo Coactilia, skinnes wherein cloathes were packed in cariage: packe cloathes.
1698 London Gaz. No. 3368/4 Pack'd up in a Bundle of Packcloth.
1784 A. Smith Additions & Corr. Inq. Wealth of Nations 31 It cannot be packed in any box [etc.]..or any other package, but only in packs of leather or pack-cloth.
1827 tr. Narr. Captivity de Brisson in tr. Perils & Captivity 230 I had no sort of clothing, but a piece of packcloth about my middle.
1846 J. E. Worcester Universal Dict. Eng. Lang. Pack-Duck, a coarse sort of linen for pack-cloths, etc.
1985 Skin Diver (Nexis) Sept. 40 This [garment] is unique in the dive world because it's not made of neoprene or nylon packcloth.
2001 Burlington (Vermont) Free Press 4 Oct. 1 c Although the water-resistant nylon packcloth bottom isn't able to withstand a torrential downpour, it will tolerate light dew or damp grass.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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