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Sail \Sail\, n. [OE. seil, AS. segel, segl; akin to D. zeil,
OHG. segal, G. & Sw. segel, Icel. segl, Dan. seil. [root]
153.]
1. An extent of canvas or other fabric by means of which the
wind is made serviceable as a power for propelling vessels
through the water.
Behoves him now both sail and oar. --Milton.
2. Anything resembling a sail, or regarded as a sail.
3. A wing; a van. [Poetic]
Like an eagle soaring To weather his broad sails.
--Spenser.
4. The extended surface of the arm of a windmill.
5. A sailing vessel; a vessel of any kind; a craft.
Note: In this sense, the plural has usually the same form as
the singular; as, twenty sail were in sight.
6. A passage by a sailing vessel; a journey or excursion upon
the water.
Note: Sails are of two general kinds, {fore-and-aft sails},
and {square sails}. Square sails are always bent to
yards, with their foot lying across the line of the
vessel. Fore-and-aft sails are set upon stays or gaffs
with their foot in line with the keel. A fore-and-aft
sail is triangular, or quadrilateral with the after
leech longer than the fore leech. Square sails are
quadrilateral, but not necessarily square. See Phrases
under {Fore}, a., and {Square}, a.; also, {Bark},
{Brig}, {Schooner}, {Ship}, {Stay}.
{Sail burton} (Naut.), a purchase for hoisting sails aloft
for bending.
{Sail fluke} (Zo["o]l.), the whiff.
{Sail hook}, a small hook used in making sails, to hold the
seams square.
{Sail loft}, a loft or room where sails are cut out and made.
{Sail room} (Naut.), a room in a vessel where sails are
stowed when not in use.
{Sail yard} (Naut.), the yard or spar on which a sail is
extended.
{Shoulder-of-mutton sail} (Naut.), a triangular sail of
peculiar form. It is chiefly used to set on a boat's mast.
{To crowd sail}. (Naut.) See under {Crowd}.
{To loose sails} (Naut.), to unfurl or spread sails.
{To make sail} (Naut.), to extend an additional quantity of
sail.
{To set a sail} (Naut.), to extend or spread a sail to the
wind.
{To set sail} (Naut.), to unfurl or spread the sails; hence,
to begin a voyage.
{To shorten sail} (Naut.), to reduce the extent of sail, or
take in a part.
{To strike sail} (Naut.), to lower the sails suddenly, as in
saluting, or in sudden gusts of wind; hence, to
acknowledge inferiority; to abate pretension.
{Under sail}, having the sails spread.
Shoulder \Shoul"der\, n. [OE. shulder, shuldre, schutder, AS.
sculdor; akin to D. schoulder, G. schulter, OHG. scultarra,
Dan. skulder, Sw. skuldra.]
1. (Anat.) The joint, or the region of the joint, by which
the fore limb is connected with the body or with the
shoulder girdle; the projection formed by the bones and
muscles about that joint.
2. The flesh and muscles connected with the shoulder joint;
the upper part of the back; that part of the human frame
on which it is most easy to carry a heavy burden; -- often
used in the plural.
Then by main force pulled up, and on his shoulders
bore The gates of Azza. --Milton.
Adown her shoulders fell her length of hair.
--Dryden.
3. Fig.: That which supports or sustains; support.
In thy shoulder do I build my seat. --Shak.
4. That which resembles a human shoulder, as any protuberance
or projection from the body of a thing.
The north western shoulder of the mountain. --Sir W.
Scott.
5. The upper joint of the fore leg and adjacent parts of an
animal, dressed for market; as, a shoulder of mutton.
6. (Fort.) The angle of a bastion included between the face
and flank. See Illust. of {Bastion}.
7. An abrupt projection which forms an abutment on an object,
or limits motion, etc., as the projection around a tenon
at the end of a piece of timber, the part of the top of a
type which projects beyond the base of the raised
character, etc.
{Shoulder belt}, a belt that passes across the shoulder.
{Shoulder blade} (Anat.), the flat bone of the shoulder, to
which the humerus is articulated; the scapula.
{Shoulder block} (Naut.), a block with a projection, or
shoulder, near the upper end, so that it can rest against
a spar without jamming the rope.
{Shoulder clapper}, one who claps another on the shoulder, or
who uses great familiarity. [Obs.] --Shak.
{Shoulder girdle}. (Anat.) See {Pectoral girdle}, under
{Pectoral}.
{Shoulder knot}, an ornamental knot of ribbon or lace worn on
the shoulder; a kind of epaulet or braided ornament worn
as part of a military uniform.
{Shoulder-of-mutton sail} (Naut.), a triangular sail carried
on a boat's mast; -- so called from its shape.
{Shoulder slip}, dislocation of the shoulder, or of the
humerous. --Swift.
{Shoulder strap}, a strap worn on or over the shoulder.
Specifically (Mil. & Naval), a narrow strap worn on the
shoulder of a commissioned officer, indicating, by a
suitable device, the rank he holds in the service. See
Illust. in App.