APLUSTRE
\ɐplˈʌstə], \ɐplˈʌstə], \ɐ_p_l_ˈʌ_s_t_ə]\
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An ornamental appendage of wood at the ship's stern, usually spreading like a fan and curved like a bird's feather.
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An ornamental appendage of wood at the ship's stern, usually spreading like a fan and curved like a bird's feather.
By Noah Webster.
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ap-lus't[.e]r, n. the ornament rising above the stern of ancient ships, often a sheaf of volutes. [L.--Gr. aphlaston.]
By Thomas Davidson
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