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headsail

Pronunciation:  'hed`seyl

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 Definition: [n]  any sail set forward of the foremast of a vessel
 
 See Also: canvas, canvass, sail, sheet, spinnaker

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Head"sail`\, n. (Naut.)
Any sail set forward of the foremast. --Totten.

 

 

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