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Muslin, or dimity
| Глоссарий морской лексики и терминологии (английский язык) |
The flying kites of a ship. “give her the muslin,” or “spare not the dimity,” frequently used in tropical chase of slavers.
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Dimity, английский
A sheer, thin, spun cloth that sometimes has cords or stripes woven in. it is used for aprons, pinafores, and many types of dress goods. dip: 1. immersion of a textile material in some processing liquid. the term is usually used in connection with a padding or slashing process. 2. the rubber compound with which tire cords and other in-rubber textiles are treated to give improved adhesion to rubber.
Frequently, английский
Frecuentemente
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Muster, to, английский
To assemble in order that the state and condition of the men may be
Musketoon, английский
- A short kind of blunderbuss with a large bore, to carry several musket or pistol bullets; it was much used on boat service. they were mounted on swivel crutches, and termed top-pieces; quarter pieces in barges and pinnaces, where timbers were especially fitted for them.
- A short-barreled, large-bore, blunderbuss- like firearm, usually loaded with langrage, four or five musket balls, or a handful of pistol shot, and swivel-mounted at the bow of a boat, barge, or pinnace for use as an anti-personnel weapon.
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