Lexicon:Les bout-dehors des bonnettes du ...
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| Citation: | les bout-dehors des bonnettes du petit perroquet |
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| Language: | French |
| References: | The Wine-Dark Sea, page 80 |
| Meaning: | lit.: the extreme outside ends of the little caps of the little parrot |
Notes:
Maturin is absolutely correct in his use of these marine French terms-of-art: bout-dehors = boom; bonnette = stun'sail; petit perroquet = t'gallant sail.
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