See also:

• FELUCCA (an Italian word; in forms like the Span. faluca, Fr. felouque, it appears in other languages; it is probably of Arabic origin, cf. fulk, a ship, and falaka, to be round; the modern Arabic form is falukah)

FELUCCA (an See also:

• ITALIAN

Italian word; in forms like the Span. faluca, Fr. felouque, it appears in other See also:

• LANGUAGES

languages; it is probably of Arabic origin, cf. See also:

• FULK
• FULK (d. goo)

fulk, a See also:

• SHIP

ship, and falaka, to be See also:

• ROUND (O. Fr. rond, Lat. rotundus, the Fr. is the source also of Du. rond; Ger., Swed., Dan. and Nor. rond)

round; the See also:

• MODERN

modern Arabic See also:

• FORM (Lat. forma)

form is falukah)  , a type of See also:

• VESSEL (O. Fr. vaissel, from a rare Lat. vascellum, dim. of vas, vase, urn)

vessel used in the Mediterranean for coasters or fishing-boats . It is a See also:

• LONG, GEORGE (1800-1879)
• LONG, JOHN DAVIS (1838– )

long, See also:

• LOW, SETH (1850- )
• LOW, WILL HICOK (1853- )

low and narrow undecked vessel, built for See also:

• SPEED, JOHN (1552–1629)

speed, and propelled by oars or sails . The sails are See also:

• LATEEN (the Anglicized form of Fr. latine, i.e. voile latine, Latin sail, so-called as the chief form of rig in the Mediterranean)

lateen-shaped and carried on one or two masts placed far forward (see See also:

• BOAT (0. Eng. bdt; the true etymological connexion with Dutch and Ger. boot, Fr. bateau, Ital. battello presents great difficulties; Celtic forms are from O. Eng.)

BOAT) .