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Foresail
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) The fore staysail of a sloop, being the triangular sail next forward of the mast.
(2):
(n.) The gaff sail set on the foremast of a schooner.
(3):
(n.) The sail bent to the foreyard of a square-rigged vessel, being the lowest sail on the foremast.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Foresail'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/f/foresail.html. 1828.