artemon

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noun

A square foresail on a Roman oared ship.

OriginLatin artemōn →
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Meanings

nounartemon (plural artemons)

plural artemons

  1. historicalA square foresail on a Roman oared ship.

    A small square sail, an artemon, was slung under the bow to act as a headsail.

    1980, Richard W. Unger, The Ship in the Medieval Economy 600-1600, page 34

Origin

  1. Latinartemōn“foresail”
  2. Englishartemon

From Latin artemōn (“foresail”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

tonearmMartoneMoranteAmertonMatronemonteraTranemo
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APA

artemon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/artemon

MLA

“artemon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/artemon. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “artemon,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/artemon.

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