ARGOSY Definition & Meaning

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argosy

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noun

plural argosies.

a large merchant ship, especially one with a rich cargo.
a fleet of such ships.
an opulent supply.

argosy

/ ˈɑːɡə��ɪ /

noun

archaic.
a large abundantly laden merchant ship, or a fleet of such ships

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of argosy¹

1570–80; earlier ragusy < Italian ( nave ) ragusea (ship) of Ragusa

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of argosy¹

C16: from Italian Ragusea ( nave ) (ship) of Ragusa

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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.

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Milo’s argosies of plenty now filled the air.

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Tripolis, Mexico, England, Lisbon, Barbary, India, “where his argosies with portly sail,” “the pageants of the sea.”

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Their visions of South American argosies melted into thin air.

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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.

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