caïque
or ca·ique
a single-masted sailing vessel used on the eastern Mediterranean Sea, having a sprit mainsail, a square topsail, and two or more other sails.
a long, narrow rowboat used on the Bosporus.
Origin of caïque
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How to use caïque in a sentence
Caiques carrying merchants to their homes somewhere along the upper shores were burnished with the aureate hue.
The Ship Dwellers | Albert Bigelow PaineCaiques flit to and fro, as if shuttles weaving the sundered parts of the city together.
Constantinople painted by Warwick Goble | Alexander Van MillingenFurther out in the stream are other caiques, bound for more distant places, some with a passenger or two, others without.
Told in the Coffee House | Cyrus AdlerGuards of honour were seen in all directions as the Royal party passed in caiques up the river.
The Life of King Edward VII | J. Castell HopkinsThe glowing river was covered with sparkling caiques, the glittering terraces with showy groups.
Alroy | Benjamin Disraeli
British Dictionary definitions for caïque
/ (kaɪˈiːk) /
a long narrow light rowing skiff used on the Bosporus
a sailing vessel of the E Mediterranean with a sprit mainsail, square topsail, and two or more jibs or other sails
Origin of caïque
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