Complete Definition of "artemon"

English
Noun
artemon

  1. A square sail, on a Roman oared ship?

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#:*1980: A small square sail, an artemon, was slung under the bow to act as a headsail. — Richard W. Unger, The Ship in the Medieval Economy 600-1600, page 34.

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