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Webster 1913 Edition


Almadie

{ ‖

Alˊma-di′a

, ‖

Al′ma-die

, }
Noun.
[F.
almadie
(cf. Sp. & Pg.
almadia
), fr. Ar.
alma’dīyah
a raft, float.]
(Naut.)
(a)
A bark canoe used by the Africans.
(b)
A boat used at Calicut, in India, about eighty feet long, and six or seven broad.

Webster 1828 Edition


Almadie

ALMADIE

,
Noun.
A bark canoe used by the Africans; also a long boat used at Calicut, in India,eighty feet long, and six or seven broad; called also cathuri.

Definition 2024


almadie

almadie

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Noun

almadie (plural almadies)

  1. A bark canoe used by the Africans.
  2. A boat used in Calicut (modern Kozhikode) in India, about eighty feet long and six or seven feet wide.