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Meanings of belly sails in English

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Usage of belly sails in English
1
The St. Pierre shook out her bellying sails and the white sheets drew to a full beam wind.
Heralds of Empire / Being the Story of One Ramsay Stanhope, Lieu...
2
Catherine had one hand across her mouth as she watched the distant masts with their pale, bellying sails.
Beyond the Reef
3
The noble bosom of the strait bore several dhows speeding in and out of the bay of Zanzibar with bellying sails.
How I Found Livingstone / Travels, adventures, and discoveres in...
4
A brisk breeze was blowing, that filled out the bellying sails of the ships, and beat the waters into little waves capped with snowy foam.
The Naval History of the United States. Volume 1