caïque

or ca·ique

[ kah-eek ]

/ kɑˈik /

noun

a single-masted sailing vessel used on the eastern Mediterranean Sea, having a sprit mainsail, a square topsail, and two or more other sails.

a long, narrow rowboat used on the Bosporus.

Origin of caïque

1615–25; <French <Italian caicco<Turkish kayιk; replacing caik<Turkish kayιk

Words nearby caïque

Cainite, caino-, cainogenesis, cainotophobia, Cainozoic, caïque, ça ira, caird, Caird Coast, Cairene, cairn

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Example sentences from the Web for caïque

The finish of the caique is often extraordinary—finest fret-work and moulding, carved and modelled as for Cleopatra.
The World of Waters|Mrs. David Osborne
It has been erroneously derived from the Arabic caique, supposed to have been applied to the native boats by early explorers.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 6|Various
They went down, got into the caique, and were taken by the turmoil of the Golden Horn.
In the Wilderness|Robert Hichens
She was a caique, having an open deck with a small covering over 92the stern.
Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, Vol. I (of 2)|John Lloyd Stephens

Some day, perhaps, I shall tell you what they are, in a caique on the sweet waters of Asia or among the cypresses of Eyub.
In the Wilderness|Robert Hichens

British Dictionary definitions for caïque

caïque

/ (kaɪˈiːk) /

noun

a long narrow light rowing skiff used on the Bosporus

a sailing vessel of the E Mediterranean with a sprit mainsail, square topsail, and two or more jibs or other sails

Word Origin for caïque

C17: from French, from Italian caicco, from Turkish kayik

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单词	caïque
释义	caïque or ca·ique [ kah-eek ] / kɑˈik / noun a single-masted sailing vessel used on the eastern Mediterranean Sea, having a sprit mainsail, a square topsail, and two or more other sails. a long, narrow rowboat used on the Bosporus. Origin of caïque 1615–25; <French <Italian caicco<Turkish kayιk; replacing caik<Turkish kayιk Words nearby caïque Cainite, caino-, cainogenesis, cainotophobia, Cainozoic, caïque, ça ira, caird, Caird Coast, Cairene, cairn Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for caïque The finish of the caique is often extraordinary—finest fret-work and moulding, carved and modelled as for Cleopatra. The World of Waters\|Mrs. David Osborne It has been erroneously derived from the Arabic caique, supposed to have been applied to the native boats by early explorers. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 6\|Various They went down, got into the caique, and were taken by the turmoil of the Golden Horn. In the Wilderness\|Robert Hichens She was a caique, having an open deck with a small covering over 92the stern. Incidents of Travel in Greece, Turkey, Russia, and Poland, Vol. I (of 2)\|John Lloyd Stephens Some day, perhaps, I shall tell you what they are, in a caique on the sweet waters of Asia or among the cypresses of Eyub. In the Wilderness\|Robert Hichens British Dictionary definitions for caïque caïque / (kaɪˈiːk) / noun a long narrow light rowing skiff used on the Bosporus a sailing vessel of the E Mediterranean with a sprit mainsail, square topsail, and two or more jibs or other sails Word Origin for caïque C17: from French, from Italian caicco, from Turkish kayik Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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