headsailn.

Brit.

/ˈhɛdseɪl/, U.S.

/ˈhɛdˌseɪl/

Forms: see head n.¹ and sail n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: head n.¹, sail n.¹

Etymology: < head n.¹ + sail n.¹

Nautical.

Any sail set forward of the foremost mast, as a jib or other staysail (sometimes also taken to include the sails set on the foremast on a vessel with two or more masts). Also: (on a single-masted vessel, as a yacht) a single large sail set forward of the mast.

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society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > masts, rigging, or sails > sail > [noun] > fore-sail

fore-sail1481

headsail1625

1625 H. Mainwaring Nomenclator Navalis (MS BL Add. 21571) f. 73 Head-sailes Are all Sailes belonging to y^e fore mast, sprit-saile, and Sprit-saile-top mast.

1627 J. Smith Sea Gram. vii. 32 All head Sailes which are those belonging to the fore Mast and Boltspret, doe keepe the Ship from the wind or to fall off.

1694 Narbrough's Acct. Several Late Voy. 21 I braced the Head-sails to the Mast.

1715 J. Fletcher Signalls 31 Dec. in Mariner's Mirror (1923) 9 115 When I would have you (in blowing weather) to lie a Trey short, or a hull, or the head sailes braced to the Mast, I'le show four lights of Equall height.

1790 E. Riou Jrnl. 19 Feb. in Last Voy. of Guardian (1990) 104 The head sails braced a-lee as usual.

1840 R. H. Dana Two Years before Mast xxii. 220 Clewing up her head sails, she rounded handsomely to, under her mizen topsail.

1874 F. G. D. Bedford Sailor's Pocket Bk. vi. 177 Her sails should be much reduced, a half-lowered foresail or other small head-sail being sufficient.

1912 Rudder Dec. 254/2 The jibstay burst, and the headsail went flying out whipping, cracking and shaking the boat.

1970 Newport (Rhode Island) Daily News 18 Aug. 15/5 With no longer any pressure on the headsail, Gretel's bow kept going straight ahead.

1986 N. A. M. Rodger Wooden World (1988) i. 27 Older seamen, no longer agile enough to work aloft, joined the forecastlemen under the boatswain, where they handled the headsails.

2001 Daily Tel. 8 June 34/5 Work on a yacht with a single mast, a mainsail of over 1,400 square metres and a headsail of over 1,500 square metres, will start immediately.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	headsail
释义	headsailn. Brit. /ˈhɛdseɪl/, U.S. /ˈhɛdˌseɪl/ Forms: see head n.¹ and sail n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: head n.¹, sail n.¹ Etymology: < head n.¹ + sail n.¹ Nautical. Any sail set forward of the foremost mast, as a jib or other staysail (sometimes also taken to include the sails set on the foremast on a vessel with two or more masts). Also: (on a single-masted vessel, as a yacht) a single large sail set forward of the mast. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > masts, rigging, or sails > sail > [noun] > fore-sail fore-sail1481 headsail1625 1625 H. Mainwaring Nomenclator Navalis (MS BL Add. 21571) f. 73 Head-sailes Are all Sailes belonging to y^e fore mast, sprit-saile, and Sprit-saile-top mast. 1627 J. Smith Sea Gram. vii. 32 All head Sailes which are those belonging to the fore Mast and Boltspret, doe keepe the Ship from the wind or to fall off. 1694 Narbrough's Acct. Several Late Voy. 21 I braced the Head-sails to the Mast. 1715 J. Fletcher Signalls 31 Dec. in Mariner's Mirror (1923) 9 115 When I would have you (in blowing weather) to lie a Trey short, or a hull, or the head sailes braced to the Mast, I'le show four lights of Equall height. 1790 E. Riou Jrnl. 19 Feb. in Last Voy. of Guardian (1990) 104 The head sails braced a-lee as usual. 1840 R. H. Dana Two Years before Mast xxii. 220 Clewing up her head sails, she rounded handsomely to, under her mizen topsail. 1874 F. G. D. Bedford Sailor's Pocket Bk. vi. 177 Her sails should be much reduced, a half-lowered foresail or other small head-sail being sufficient. 1912 Rudder Dec. 254/2 The jibstay burst, and the headsail went flying out whipping, cracking and shaking the boat. 1970 Newport (Rhode Island) Daily News 18 Aug. 15/5 With no longer any pressure on the headsail, Gretel's bow kept going straight ahead. 1986 N. A. M. Rodger Wooden World (1988) i. 27 Older seamen, no longer agile enough to work aloft, joined the forecastlemen under the boatswain, where they handled the headsails. 2001 Daily Tel. 8 June 34/5 Work on a yacht with a single mast, a mainsail of over 1,400 square metres and a headsail of over 1,500 square metres, will start immediately. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1625
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