argosy
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argosy¹
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Alteration of Italian ragusea (“a large ship”), after the maritime city of Ragusa, now Dubrovnik.
noun argosies
- A merchant ship.
- A merchant flotilla, fleet. Gremio, 'tis known my father hath no less Than three great argosies, besides two galliasses, And twelve tight galleys; these I will assure her, And twice as much, whate'er thou offer'st next.
- An abundant supply, boatload. The wreck was total—as total as that ever is which trusts its all to one argosy.
Argosy²
proper noun
- Popular anglicism of the Argonautika of Apollonios Rhodios. Roger chuckled. "I hope you don't think I'm a mere highbrow," he said. "As a customer said to me once, without meaning to be funny, `I like both the Iliad and the Argosy.' The only thing I can't stand is literature that is unfairly and intentionally flavoured with vanilla. Confectionery soon disgust
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noun merchant ship
| Русский | торговое судно torgovoje |
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noun abundant supply
| Русский | храни́лище, сокро́вищница |
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