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Definition of Argosies
1. argosy [n] - See also: argosy
Lexicographical Neighbors of Argosies
Literary usage of Argosies
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. English Synonymes Explained in Alphabetical Order: With Copious by George Crabb (1881)
"... as the sense of their words varies. SIH W. JONCS. Your mind is tossing on the
sea. There where your argosies Do overpeer the petty traffickers. ..."
2. Venetian Life by William Dean Howells (1907)
"... THE GREAT MAINLAND MARTS, TRAFFIC WITH THE EAST BY LAND AND SEA — THE
STATE-PROTECTED argosies — THE FIVE GREAT FAIRS — THE VALUE OF VENETIAN COMMERCE ..."
3. Papers and Proceedings of the ... General Meeting of the American Library by General Meeting, American Library Association (1901)
"Because letters bring to public appreciation, to popular sympathy, both art and
science, and this in addition to their own priceless argosies, may we not ..."
4. Hymns of Nature and Songs of the Spirit: Poems by Mary C. Bishop Gates (1908)
"GOD'S argosies ^OD'S argosies sail true! Across the deeps of blue They steer
straight home. From shores that dip below ..."
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