poldavy
/pɒlˈdeɪvi/(also poldavie, poldavis, powledavies) Now historical and rare
noun
A coarse canvas or sacking, originally woven in Brittany and formerly much used for sailcloth.
Origin
Late 15th century. Apparently from Pouldavid, the name of a hamlet on the south side of Douarnenez Bay, on the west coast of Brittany.
- rhythmic gymnastics
- rhythmicise
- rhythmicity
- rhythmicize
- rhythmics
- rhythming
- rhythm instrument
- rhythmisation
- rhythmise
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- rhythmite
- rhythmization
- rhythmize
- rhythmless
- rhythm man
- rhythm method
- rhythmometer
- rhythmopoeia
- rhythmopoetic
- rhythmopoietic
- rhythm section
- rhythm stick
- rhythm system
- rhythmus
- rhytidectomy