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Lateen vs Sateen - What's the difference?

lateen | sateen |

As nouns the difference between lateen and sateen

is that lateen is (nautical) a triangular fore-and-aft sail set on a boom in such way that the tack is attached to the hull of the vessel and the free end of the boom lifts the sail while sateen is .

lateen

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (nautical) A triangular fore-and-aft sail set on a boom in such way that the tack is attached to the hull of the vessel and the free end of the boom lifts the sail.
  • * 1980 : The lateen sail is triangular or a quadrilateral which is almost triangular, the former being the type used by the Byzantines. — Richard W. Unger, The Ship in the Medieval Economy 600-1600 , page 47.

    • External links

    * (wikipedia "lateen")

    sateen

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia sateen)
  • A type of cotton cloth with a shiny surface and dull back, woven using the technique that, when applied to silk or nylon, results in cloth called satin.

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