Dictionary - Definition of APLUSTRE


Part of Speech	Definition
Noun	1. An ornamental appendage of wood at the ship's stern, usually spreading like a fan and curved like a bird's feather.[Websters].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top

Date "Aplustre" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Etymology:Aplustre \A*plus"tre\, noun. [Latin expression, from the Greek]. (references)

Specialty Definition: APLUSTRE

Domain	Definition
Noah Webster	[Noun] An ensign, or ornament carried by ancient ships. It was shaped like a plume of feathers, fastened on the neck of a goose or swan, and to this was attached a party-colored ribbon, to indicate the course of the wind. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
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Part of Speech	Definition
Noun	1. An ornamental appendage of wood at the ship's stern, usually spreading like a fan and curved like a bird's feather.[Websters].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top

Date "APLUSTRE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Etymology:Aplustre \A*plus"tre\, noun. [Latin expression, from the Greek]. (references)

Domain	Definition
Noah Webster	[Noun] An ensign, or ornament carried by ancient ships. It was shaped like a plume of feathers, fastened on the neck of a goose or swan, and to this was attached a party-colored ribbon, to indicate the course of the wind. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.		Top