Citations:dunsail


 * 1)  A type of sail on a sailing vessel? [Uncertain; requires attention from a subject expert. It is unclear in the quotations whether what is referred to is a particular type of sail, or a dun-coloured sail. Also, the references are to the term "dun sail" rather than "dunsail".]
 * 2) * 1910, Herbert Milton Sylvester, “The Early Settler and the Indian”, in Indian Wars of New England, volume I, colonial ed. de luxe, Boston, Mass.: W. B. Clarke Co., 13149243 ; reprinted Bowie, Md.: Heritage Books, 1998, ISBN 978-0-7884-1041-3, page 166:
 * It was only after the numerous kidnappings along the coast that savages concealed themselves in the recesses of the wilderness, as the dun sail of the white man broke through the haze of the ocean's horizon, or sent down a shower of arrows upon their supposed enemies from some overhanging cliff.
 * 1) * 1953,, chapter 2, in The Catalans, New York, N.Y.: Harcourt, Brace, 1488115 ; republished as The Catalans: A Novel, New York, N.Y.: , 2005, ISBN 978-0-393-05110-0 , page 35:
 * There would be a man standing in the bows, leaning up along the tall prow-piece and outlined black against the dun sail, and the moment he saw the beach he would utter the long, wavering hail of the first boat in, the ritual cry of Blue Fish.
 * Note: This is included for reference only, and is probably not a reliable source.
 * 1) * 1953,, chapter 2, in The Catalans, New York, N.Y.: Harcourt, Brace, 1488115 ; republished as The Catalans: A Novel, New York, N.Y.: , 2005, ISBN 978-0-393-05110-0 , page 35:
 * There would be a man standing in the bows, leaning up along the tall prow-piece and outlined black against the dun sail, and the moment he saw the beach he would utter the long, wavering hail of the first boat in, the ritual cry of Blue Fish.
 * Note: This is included for reference only, and is probably not a reliable source.
 * Note: This is included for reference only, and is probably not a reliable source.
 * Note: This is included for reference only, and is probably not a reliable source.