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lateen

(la tēn′, lə-)

adjective

designating or of a triangular, fore-and-aft-rigged sail attached to a long yard suspended obliquely from a short mast: now used chiefly on Mediterranean vessels

Origin: Fr latine < (voile) latine, Latin (sail) < fem. of L Latinus, Latin

noun

a lateen-rigged vessel

also lateener

See lateen in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Being, relating to, or rigged with a triangular sail hung on a long yard that is attached at an angle to the top of a short mast.

noun

A lateen-rigged boat.
A lateen sail.

Origin:

Origin: French (voile) latine, lateen (sail)

Origin: , feminine of latin, Latin (from its use in the Mediterranean)

Origin: , from Old French; see Latin

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