Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun See
curvet .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Naut.) A war vessel, ranking next below a frigate, and having usually only one tier of guns; -- called in the United States navy a
sloop of war .
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The weather became fo fine, that the corvet fet her top-fails; the nth was foggy, with the wind at N.N. W.
Travels round the world, in the years 1767, 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771 1791
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WE had authority from government to fit out a corvet at the lile of France, for the purpofe of faciUtating the frigate's approach to land in the courfe of our difco - veries J and this buiinefs being now accom - phfhed, and every thing in readinefs for our departure, we fet fail the 29th of Ocftober.
Travels round the world, in the years 1767, 1768, 1769, 1770, 1771 1791
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its lloks like a cross mash up of a Ferrari testarosa, a countach S not diablo, a corvet, a hot rod crysler, and has some serious engine power which also is why it looks like that.
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Corvette corvet C6 sign banner racing HUGE Full Color
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