voile

Definitions of voile
  1. noun
    a large piece of fabric (usually canvas fabric) by means of which wind is used to propel a sailing vessel
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    voile aurique
    any sail not set on a yard and whose normal position is in a fore-and-aft direction
    foc
    the lowest sail on the foremast of a square-rigged vessel
    grand-voile
    the lowermost sail on the mainmast
    voile carrée
    a four-sided sail set beneath a horizontal yard suspended at the middle from a mast
    hunier
    a sail (or either of a pair of sails) immediately above the lowermost sail of a mast and supported by a topmast
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    chiffon
    a separate part consisting of fabric
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