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CAIQUE (from Turk. Kaik)

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Originally appearing in Volume V04, Page 950 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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CAIQUE (from Turk. Kaik)  , a
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light skiff or rowing-boat used by the
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Turks, having from one to twelve rowers; also a Levantine sailing vessel of considerable
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size . CA IRA, a
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song of the French Revolution, with the refrain:—" Ah l 4a ira, ca ira, ca ira 1
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Les aristocrates d la lantern." The words, written by one Ladre, a street singer, were put to an
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alder tune, called Le
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Carillon
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National," and the song rivalled the " Carmagnole " (q.v.) during the Terror . It was forbidden by the
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Directory .

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