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argosy
[ ahr-guh-see ]
noun
plural argosies.
- a large merchant ship, especially one with a rich cargo.
- a fleet of such ships.
- an opulent supply.
argosy
/ ˈɑːɡəɪ /
noun
- archaic.a large abundantly laden merchant ship, or a fleet of such ships
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of argosy1
C16: from Italian Ragusea ( nave ) (ship) of Ragusa
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He has adopted a ready-made: the sinless version of Shostakovich peddled by “Testimony,” supplemented by the most lurid tales from Ms. Wilson’s argosy and a published letter or two.
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Milo’s argosies of plenty now filled the air.
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Tripolis, Mexico, England, Lisbon, Barbary, India, “where his argosies with portly sail,” “the pageants of the sea.”
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Their visions of South American argosies melted into thin air.
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If we have inherited a great commerce and dominion of science it is because their argosies had been on the ocean, and their camels on the desert.
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