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argosy
[ahr-guh-see]
noun
plural
argosiesa large merchant ship, especially one with a rich cargo.
a fleet of such ships.
an opulent supply.
argosy
/ ˈɑːɡəɪ /
noun
archaica large abundantly laden merchant ship, or a fleet of such ships
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of argosy1
Example Sentences
He has adopted a ready-made: the sinless version of Shostakovich peddled by “Testimony,” supplemented by the most lurid tales from Ms. Wilson’s argosy and a published letter or two.
Milo’s argosies of plenty now filled the air.
Tripolis, Mexico, England, Lisbon, Barbary, India, “where his argosies with portly sail,” “the pageants of the sea.”
Their visions of South American argosies melted into thin air.
If we have inherited a great commerce and dominion of science it is because their argosies had been on the ocean, and their camels on the desert.
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