2. Noun. (nautical) The flat upper part of a ship's stern above the transom, often decorated with carvings ¹
3. Noun. (nautical) The taffrail ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Tafferel
1. taffrail [n -S] - See also: taffrail
Lexicographical Neighbors of Tafferel
Literary usage of Tafferel
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Encyclopædia Americana: A Popular Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature by Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford (1832)
"... tafferel; the uppermost part of a ship's stern, being a curved piece of wood,
and usually ornamented with some device in sculpture. TEXARUS. ..."
2. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1891)
"Same as tafferel; now, as commonly understood (from confusion with the word
rai'?1), tho rail across the stern of a vessel. A ball of blue flame pitched ..."
3. Treatise on Marine and Naval Architecture; Or, Theory and Practice Blended by John Willis Griffiths (1854)
"With regard to the shape of the tafferel, little can be said that would be
applicable to all descriptions of vessels further than this : the ..."
4. Bentley's Miscellany by Charles Dickens, William Harrison Ainsworth, Albert Smith (1844)
"tafferel "s better," remarked Vincent shortly. ... Her tafferel 'a flying in the
breeze." "Who runs the schooner on to the pirate?" asked the stage- manager ..."
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