with sails spread
1fore-and-aft sails — 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… …
2square sails — 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… …
3To loose sails — 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… …
4To shake the sails — Shake Shake, v. t. [imp. {Shook}; p. p. {Shaken}, ({Shook}, obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Shaking}.] [OE. shaken, schaken, AS. scacan, sceacan; akin to Icel. & Sw. skaka, OS. skakan, to depart, to flee. [root]161. Cf. {Shock}, v.] 1. To cause to move… …
5The Rich Are Always with Us — Infobox Film name = The Rich are Always With Us image size = caption = director = Alfred E. Green producer = Darryl F. Zanuck writer = narrator = starring = Ruth Chatterton Bette Davis music = cinematography = editing = distributor = First… …
6canvas — noun (plural canvases or canvasses) 1》 a strong, coarse unbleached cloth used to make sails, tents, etc. and as a surface for oil painting. ↘a piece of canvas prepared for use as the surface for an oil painting. ↘(the canvas) the floor of …
7canvas — n. & v. n. 1 a a strong coarse kind of cloth made from hemp or flax or other coarse yarn and used for sails and tents etc. and as a surface for oil painting. b a piece of this. 2 a painting on canvas, esp. in oils. 3 an open kind of canvas used… …
8Terra Nova Expedition — Scott s party at the South Pole, 18 January 1912. L to R: (standing) Oates, Scott, Wilson; (seated) Bowers, Edgar Evans The Terra Nova Expedition (1910–1912), officially the British Antarc …
9under canvas — 1. Having the sails unfurled, under sail 2. In a tent or tents • • • Main Entry: ↑canvas * * * under canvas british phrase in a tent We spent three months living under canvas. Thesaurus: camping and caravanning …
10at sea — Synonyms and related words: abashed, abroad, adrift, afloat, astray, bewildered, bothered, by sea, by water, clueless, confused, discomposed, disconcerted, dismayed, disoriented, distracted, distraught, disturbed, embarrassed, guessing, homeward… …
