argosy
Americannoun
plural
argosies-
a large merchant ship, especially one with a rich cargo.
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a fleet of such ships.
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an opulent supply.
noun
Etymology
Origin of argosy
1570–80; earlier ragusy < Italian ( nave ) ragusea (ship) of Ragusa
Example Sentences
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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.
From New York Times
Milo’s argosies of plenty now filled the air.
From Literature
Tripolis, Mexico, England, Lisbon, Barbary, India, “where his argosies with portly sail,” “the pageants of the sea.”
From Project Gutenberg
Their visions of South American argosies melted into thin air.
From Project Gutenberg
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.
From Project Gutenberg
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