Voile

Sail (see under Mat for the chief names). Veil. Voile d’étai. Staysail—Grande voile d’étai. Main topmast staysail—Voile d’étai de per roquet. Main topgallant staysail_—Voile d’étai de caca to is. Main royal staysail_—Voile mi-lune. Moon sail.—Voile aurique. Fore and-aft sail. Trysail. Voile a levarde. Sprit sail_—Voile latine. Lateen sail_—Ba e voile. Course (i.e., foresail or mainsail of full rigged ship).—Voile au tiers. Balance lug. —Voile-goélette. Trysail. Faire voile. To sail—Sous voile. Under sail—A voiles. Sailing (cla of ve el).—A pleines voiles. Under full sail—Faire force de voiles. To crack on sail.— Diminuer la voile. To shorten sail. Voile de casque. Puggaree. [p.614]