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The 19th the old king begged a piece of _poldavy_ from me; and though a king, and famed as the bravest soldier in Japan for his conduct in the wars of Corea, he had it made into coats, which he wore next his skin, some part of it being made into handkerchiefs.

A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 09 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time Robert Kerr 1784

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chained_bear commented on the word poldavy

"'...since we shall already be in the Baltic I should run across to Riga for cordage, spars and especially poldavy for our voyage: the finest poldavy I ever saw in my life came from Riga.'"
--Patrick O'Brian, The Letter of Marque, 233

February 29, 2008
bodaboyce commented on the word poldavy

poldavy according to my dictionary is sailcloth . . . actually a particular type of canvas originally woven in a town in Brittany, "Poldavide".

January 10, 2009
reesetee commented on the word poldavy

Also called poldway, it says here.

January 10, 2009
JackJeanne commented on the word poldavy

poldavy - "A course canvas or sacking, originally woven in Brittany and often used for sailcloth."
from "A Sea of Words: A Lexicon and Companion for Patrick O'Brian's Seafaring Tales" by Dean King, 1995, page 288

May 16, 2011