English
topsail
Topsail comes from Middle English topsail.
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500topsail
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500topsail
- Englishtodaysame form
Every English word from Middle English topsail
Today it means
noun A sail or either of the two sails rigged just above the course sail and supported by the topmast on a square-rigged sailing ship.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Middle English topsail / topsail