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DRess; tackle; especially (Naut.), the ropes, chains, etc., that support the masts and spars of a vessel, and serve as purchases for adjusting the sails, etc. See Illustr. of Ship and Sails.

DRess; tackle; especially (Naut.), the ropes, chains, etc., that support the masts and spars of a vessel, and serve as purchases for adjusting the sails, etc. See Illustr. of Ship and Sails.

The cordage or ropes by which the masts of a vessel are supported and the sails extended or furled.

Tackle: the system of cordage which supports a ship's masts and extends the sails.

The entire cordage system of a vessel.

n. Dress; tackle; especially the ropes which support the masts, extend and contract the sails &c. of a ship. Standing rigging the shrouds and stays. Running rigging, brace sheets, halyards, clewlines, and the like.