Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Sail (-s)
saidsail (-ed, -ing, a sailing)
sail (-s), n. [OE segel, poss. 'hold, have, conquer'.]
- Spread of canvas; heavy fabric sewed to the masts to catch the wind by which a ship is driven.
- Voyager; vessel; traveler.
- Ship; vessel made to travel on water.
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