Hypertext Webster Gateway: "barque"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Bark \Bark\, Barque \Barque\, n. [F. barque, fr. Sp. or It.
barca, fr. LL. barca for barica. See {Barge}.]
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.
--Byron.
2. (Naut.) A three-masted vessel, having her foremast and
mainmast square-rigged, and her mizzenmast
schooner-rigged.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Barque \Barque\, n.
Same as 3d {Bark}, n.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
barque
n : a sailing ship with 3 (or more) masts [syn: {bark}]
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