| barque | 1. Formerly, any small sailing vessel, as a pinnace, fishing smack, etc.; also, a rowing boat; a barge. Now applied poetically to a sailing vessel or boat of any kind. 2. A three-masted vessel, having her foremast and mainmast squarerigged, and her mizzenmast schooner-rigged. Origin: F. Barque, fr. Sp. Or It. Barca, fr. LL. Barca for barica. See Barge. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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