mainsailn.

Brit.

/ˈmeɪnsl/,

/ˈmeɪnseɪl/, U.S.

/ˈmeɪnsəl/,

/ˈmeɪnˌseɪl/

Forms: see main adj.² and sail n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: main adj.², sail n.¹

Etymology: < main adj.² (see sense 9 at that entry) + sail n.¹

Nautical.

The principal sail of a ship; spec. (a) the lowest sail on the mainmast in a square-rigged vessel; (b) the sail set on the after part of the mainmast in a fore-and-aft rigged vessel. Also figurative.

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1466–7 Naval Acct. in B. Sandahl Middle Eng. Sea Terms (1958) II. 70 (MED) The said shippe with mayne Sayll, iij bonnett.

1485 in M. Oppenheim Naval Accts. & Inventories Henry VII (1896) 40 Mayne sailes.

?1518 Cocke Lorelles Bote sig. C.j Some howysed the mayne sayle.

1526 Bible (Tyndale) Acts xxvii. 40 They..hoysed vppe the mayne sayle to the wynde.

c1550 Complaynt Scotl. (1979) vi. 32 Hail out the mane sail boulene.

1579 W. Fulke Heskins Parl. Repealed in D. Heskins Ouerthrowne 29 He inueyeth with mayn sayle of open rayling against the people.

1626 J. Smith Accidence Young Sea-men 6 The Younkers are the yong men called Fore-mast men, to..Furle, and Sling the maine Saile.

1773 J. Hawkesworth Acct. Voy. Southern Hemisphere II. ii. v. 377 The wind freshened, and at nine, blew a storm; so that we were obliged to bring the ship to under her mainsail.

1783 ‘P. Pindar’ More Lyric Odes to Royal Academicians viii. 19 Broad as the main sail of a man of war.

1794 D. Steel Elements & Pract. Rigging & Seamanship II. 319 Raise tacks and sheets, and main sail haul.

1835 J. Ross Narr. Second Voy. North-west Passage iii. 33 The close-reefed mainsail.

1842 C. Dickens Let. 26 May (1974) III. 248 A hundred thousand thanks for your delightful mainsail [sc. a covering letter] of that gallant little packet.

1873 W. Black Princess of Thule i. 13 There was just enough wind to catch the brown mainsail.

1934 Yachting Monthly June 119/2 These craft, when in the pilot service, carried a heavy mainsail roped up the leech.

1961 F. H. Burgess Dict. Sailing 141 Mainsail haul, an order used in square-rigged ships only and given as she is about to change tacks.

1988 Yachting World Oct. 104/3 The mainsail itself is large, having an area of about 330 ft².

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mainsail
释义	mainsailn. Brit. /ˈmeɪnsl/, /ˈmeɪnseɪl/, U.S. /ˈmeɪnsəl/, /ˈmeɪnˌseɪl/ Forms: see main adj.² and sail n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: main adj.², sail n.¹ Etymology: < main adj.² (see sense 9 at that entry) + sail n.¹ Nautical. The principal sail of a ship; spec. (a) the lowest sail on the mainmast in a square-rigged vessel; (b) the sail set on the after part of the mainmast in a fore-and-aft rigged vessel. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > masts, rigging, or sails > sail > [noun] > mainsail mainsail1466 maina1600 1466–7 Naval Acct. in B. Sandahl Middle Eng. Sea Terms (1958) II. 70 (MED) The said shippe with mayne Sayll, iij bonnett. 1485 in M. Oppenheim Naval Accts. & Inventories Henry VII (1896) 40 Mayne sailes. ?1518 Cocke Lorelles Bote sig. C.j Some howysed the mayne sayle. 1526 Bible (Tyndale) Acts xxvii. 40 They..hoysed vppe the mayne sayle to the wynde. c1550 Complaynt Scotl. (1979) vi. 32 Hail out the mane sail boulene. 1579 W. Fulke Heskins Parl. Repealed in D. Heskins Ouerthrowne 29 He inueyeth with mayn sayle of open rayling against the people. 1626 J. Smith Accidence Young Sea-men 6 The Younkers are the yong men called Fore-mast men, to..Furle, and Sling the maine Saile. 1773 J. Hawkesworth Acct. Voy. Southern Hemisphere II. ii. v. 377 The wind freshened, and at nine, blew a storm; so that we were obliged to bring the ship to under her mainsail. 1783 ‘P. Pindar’ More Lyric Odes to Royal Academicians viii. 19 Broad as the main sail of a man of war. 1794 D. Steel Elements & Pract. Rigging & Seamanship II. 319 Raise tacks and sheets, and main sail haul. 1835 J. Ross Narr. Second Voy. North-west Passage iii. 33 The close-reefed mainsail. 1842 C. Dickens Let. 26 May (1974) III. 248 A hundred thousand thanks for your delightful mainsail [sc. a covering letter] of that gallant little packet. 1873 W. Black Princess of Thule i. 13 There was just enough wind to catch the brown mainsail. 1934 Yachting Monthly June 119/2 These craft, when in the pilot service, carried a heavy mainsail roped up the leech. 1961 F. H. Burgess Dict. Sailing 141 Mainsail haul, an order used in square-rigged ships only and given as she is about to change tacks. 1988 Yachting World Oct. 104/3 The mainsail itself is large, having an area of about 330 ft². This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1466
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