Plain sail

[GordMay]

Originally Posted by El Pinguino

'Plain Sail' does not warrant an entry in 'The Sailor's Word Book' by Admiral Smyth - first published in 1867 - and it does include such wonders as 'plonkets'.

What does the Admiral say, on the subject of 'plonkets'?

[El Pinguino]

Originally Posted by GordMay

What does the Admiral say, on the subject of 'plonkets'?

Course woollen cloths of former commerce ( see statute 1 R 111 c.8 )

[Alan Mighty]

Originally Posted by El Pinguino

Course woollen cloths of former commerce ( see statute 1 R 111 c.8 )

A shoddy job by Smyth.

Just as blanket means a small [-et meaning small, trivial) un-dyed coarse woollen thingie [from blanc = white, standing in for un-dyed], so plunket (plonket is a variant) means small lead-coloured woollen thingie [from Old French plonquie, with the colour of lead; from Latin plumbum, lead; from where we also get the idea of plumbing, using lead pipes to deliver water somewhere].

[JBP]

"courses, tops, topgallants and royals", but not foresails or staysails.
Fourth post here
https://sailsofglory.org/showthread....mast-and-sails

[El Pinguino]

Originally Posted by Alan Mighty

A shoddy job by Smyth.

Just as blanket means a small [-et meaning small, trivial) un-dyed coarse woollen thingie [from blanc = white, standing in for un-dyed], so plunket (plonket is a variant) means small lead-coloured woollen thingie [from Old French plonquie, with the colour of lead; from Latin plumbum, lead; from where we also get the idea of plumbing, using lead pipes to deliver water somewhere].

Oh very good!