Closereefed

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Having the last reef taken in: noting the condition of a vessel when there are no more reefs left to be taken in the sails.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Having all the reefs taken in; -- said of a sail.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adjective. Having all the reefs taken in.
  • Word Usage
    "Mother and I had not spread much sail to our temporary gust of prosperity; and when the storm began to gather, she straightway closereefed."
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