sarplier

English

Alternative forms

• sarpelere

Etymology

French serpillière.

Noun

sarplier (plural sarpliers)

1. (obsolete) A coarse cloth made of hemp, used for packing goods, such as wool, hops etc.
   • 1609, John Skene, Regiam Majestatem:

     In Merchandice na Merchant sall passe over the sea, except he haue thrie Serplaiths of wooll, of hiw awin proper gudes.

References

• “sarplier”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Parliers, reprisal