balancelle

Agreed that it must be a balancelle and something altogether out of the common.

The Arrow of Gold 2006

Agreed that it must be a balancelle and something altogether out of the common.

The Arrow of Gold : A Story Between Two Notes 1919

Agreed that it must be a balancelle and something altogether out of the common.

The Arrow of Gold 1919

Agreed that it must be a balancelle and something altogether out of the common.

The Arrow of Gold Joseph Conrad 1890

At daylight, however, sighting a balancelle ahead under a press of canvas, they had made sail in chase.

The Mirror of the Sea Joseph Conrad 1890

"The Mirror of the Sea" under his own name (a truly wonderful discovery) and in recognizing the balancelle _Tremolino_ in the unnamed little craft in which Mr. George plied his fantastic trade and sought to allay the pain of his incurable wound.

Notes on My Books Joseph Conrad 1890

The balancelle hummed and quivered as she flew along, dancing lightly under our feet.

The Mirror of the Sea Joseph Conrad 1890

In reality, she was a true balancelle, with two short masts raking forward and two curved yards, each as long as her hull; a true child of the Latin lake, with a spread of two enormous sails resembling the pointed wings on a sea-bird's slender body, and herself, like a bird indeed, skimming rather than sailing the seas.

The Mirror of the Sea Joseph Conrad 1890

"I would never have dared to bring him on board your balancelle," he once apologized to me.

The Mirror of the Sea Joseph Conrad 1890

"Surrender!" cried the commander of the _balancelle_, with the aid of his speaking-trumpet.

The Man in the Iron Mask Alexandre Dumas p��re 1836