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Lateen
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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(the Anglicized form of Fr. latine, i.e. voile latine, Latin sail, so-called as the chief form of rig in the Mediterranean), a certain kind of triangular sail, having a long yard by which it is suspended to the mast. A "lateener" is a vessel rigged with a lateen sail and yard. This rig was formerly much used, and is still the typical sail of the felucca of the Mediterranean, and dhow of the Arabian Sea.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Lateen'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/l/lateen.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Lateen'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/l/lateen.html. 1910.
