Definitions for Argosy
ˈɑr gə siar·gosy

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. argosynoun

   one or more large merchant ships

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. argosynoun

   A merchant ship.

2. argosynoun

   A merchant flotilla, fleet.

   1594 Gremio, 'tis known my father hath no less Than three great argosies, besides two galliasses, And twelve tight galleys; these I will assure her, And twice as much, whate'er thou offer'st next. Shakespeare, The Taming of the Shrew.

3. argosynoun

   Popular anglicism of the Argonautika of Apollonios Rhodios.

   1918 Roger chuckled. "I hope you don't think I'm a mere highbrow," he said. "As a customer said to me once, without meaning to be funny, `I like both the Iliad and the Argosy.' The only thing I can't stand is literature that is unfairly and intentionally flavoured with vanilla. Confectionery soon disgusts the palate, whether you find it in Marcus Aurelius or Doctor Crane. Christopher Morley, The Haunted Bookshop, Chapter 6.

4. argosynoun

   A collection of lore.

5. Etymology: Alteration of Italian ragusea, after Ragusa, now Dubrovnik; a large ship

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Argosynoun

   A large vessel for merchandise; a carrack.

   Etymology: derived by Pope from Argo, the name of Jason's ship.

   Your mind is tossing on the ocean;
   There where your argosies with portly sail,
   Like signiors and rich burghers on the flood,
   Or as it were the pageants of the sea
   Do overpeer the petty traffickers. William Shakespeare, Merch. of Venice.

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1. argosy

   An argosy is a large merchant ship, particularly one used in the Mediterranean Sea during the 14th to the 17th century, originally named after the city of Ragusa (now Dubrovnik). The term can also refer to a wealthy, rich source or supply, or a fleet of such ships.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Argosynoun

   a large ship, esp. a merchant vessel of the largest size

2. Etymology: [Earlier ragusy, fr. ragusa meaning orig. a vessel of Ragusa.]

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1. Argosy

   Argosy, later titled The Argosy and Argosy All-Story Weekly, was an American pulp magazine from 1882 through 1978, published by Frank Munsey. It is generally considered to be the first American pulp magazine.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Argosy

   är′go-si, n. a large merchant-vessel richly laden, esp. those of Ragusa and Venice: also figuratively. [The forms ragosie, rhaguse, used equally with argosie, argosey, &c., point to the derivation from It. Ragusea, a ship belonging to Ragusa, a great medieval port on the Adriatic, spelt in 16th-cent. English as Aragouse, Arragosa.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. argosy

   A merchant ship or carrack of burden, principally of the Levant; the name is by some derived from Ragusa, but by others with more probability from the Argo. Shakspeare mentions "argosies with portly sail." Those of the Frescobaldi were the richest and most adventurous of those times.

Etymology and OriginsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Argosy

   A vessel laden with rich merchandise, from the Argo, in which Jason and his fellow-adventurers, the Argonauts, sailed to Colchis in quest of the Golden Fleece, B.C. 1263.

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1. yorgas

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Argosy in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Argosy in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of Argosy in a Sentence

1. Walter Scott:

   A rusty nail placed near a faithful compass, will sway it from the truth, and wreck the argosy.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Argosy
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Argosy
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Argosy
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Argosy
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Argosy
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Argosy
8. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=Argosy
9. ^ Etymology and Origins
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/54657/pg54657-images.html#:~:text=Argosy