hammercloth

== English == === Alternative forms === hammer-cloth === Etymology === Probably from Dutch hemel (“heaven, canopy, tester”) (akin to German Himmel, and perhaps also to English heaven) + cloth; or perhaps a corruption of hamper cloth. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhæməɹˌklɒθ/ === Noun === hammercloth (plural hammercloths) (archaic, historical) The cloth that covers a coachbox. === References === “hammercloth”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.