Found 2 items, similar to Royal mast.
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Definition: royal mast
royal mast
n : topmast immediately above the topgallant mast
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Definition: Royal mast
Royal
\Roy"al\, a. [OE. roial, riall, real, OF. roial. reial, F.
royal, fr. L. regalis, fr. rex, regis, king. See
Rich, and
cf.
regal,
real a coin,
Rial.]
1. Kingly; pertaining to the crown or the sovereign; suitable
for a king or queen; regal; as, royal power or
prerogative; royal domains; the royal family; royal state.
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2. Noble; generous; magnificent; princely.
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How doth that royal merchant, good Antonio? --Shak.
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3. Under the patronage of royality; holding a charter granted
by the sovereign; as, the Royal Academy of Arts; the Royal
Society.
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Battle royal. See under
Battle.
Royal bay (Bot.), the classic laurel (
Laurus nobilis.)
Royal eagle. (Zo["o]l.) See
Golden eagle, under
Golden.
Royal fern (Bot.), the handsome fern
Osmunda regalis. See
Osmund.
Royal mast (Naut.), the mast next above the topgallant mast
and usually the highest on a square-rigged vessel. The
royal yard and royal sail are attached to the royal mast.
Royal metal, an old name for gold.
Royal palm (Bot.), a magnificent West Indian palm tree
(
Oreodoxa regia), lately discovered also in Florida.
Royal pheasant. See
Curassow.
Royal purple, an intense violet color, verging toward blue.
Royal tern (Zo["o]l.), a large, crested American tern
(
Sterna maxima).
Royal tiger. (Zo["o]l.) See
Tiger.
Royal touch, the touching of a diseased person by the hand
of a king, with the view of restoring to health; --
formerly extensively practiced, particularly for the
scrofula, or king's evil.
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Syn: Kingly; regal; monarchical; imperial; kinglike;
princely; august; majestic; superb; splendid;
illustrious; noble; magnanimous.
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