An Universal Dictionary of the Marine / Or, a Copious Explanation of the Technical Terms and Phrases Employed in the Construction, Equipment, Furniture, Machinery, Movements, and Military Operations of a Ship. Illustrated With Variety of Original Designs of Shipping, in Different Situations; Together With Separate Views of Their Masts, Sails, Yards, and Rigging. to Which Is Annexed, a Translation of the French Sea-terms and Phrases, Collected from the Works of Mess. Du Hamel, Aubin, Saverien, &c.

by William Falconer

Voile défoncée, a sail split or rent asunder in the bunt or middle.

Voile de fortune. See Treou.

Voile déralinguée, a sail blown or torn from the bolt-rope.

Voile en banniere, a sail, whose sheets being slackened or flown in a storm, flies loose, and flutters in the wind like a flag or ensign.

Voile en pantenne, a sail shivering in the wind, for want of being properly trimmed.

Voile enverguée, a sail bent to its yard.

Voile latine, or Voile à oreille de lievre. See Latine.

Voile quarrée, a square sail, or sail nearly square; such as are the courses, top-sails, and top-gallant-sails of all ships.

Voiles basses, or basses Voiles, the courses. See Pacfi.

Voiles de l’arriere, the after-sails.