caracks

From cape de Comori we passed by Coulam, which is a fort of the Portugals: from whence commeth great store of pepper, which commeth for Portugall: for oftentimes there ladeth one of the caracks of Portugall.

The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003

Conan still stood at the casement, staring down into the harbor at the purple and crimson and vermilion and scarlet sails of galleons and caracks and galleys and dromonds.

The Conan Chronicles Howard, Robert E. 1989

Conan still stood at the casement, staring down into the harbor at the purple and crimson and vermilion and scarlet sails of galleons and caracks and galleys and dromonds.

The Hour Of The Dragon Howard, Robert E. 1977

Tall caracks and slim caravels bobbed at their moorings along the stone quays and wooden piers or lay at anchor in the harbor.

Conan Of The Isles De Camp, L. Sprague 1968

S. O, sir! upon her nose, all o’er embellished with rubies, carbuncles, sapphires, declining their rich aspect to the hot breath of Spain, who sent whole armadoes of caracks to be ballast at her nose.

Act III. Scene II. The Comedy of Errors 1914

They were huge caracks, high-ended and portly, with red sides and bulwarks carved and crusted with gold.

Sir Nigel Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1906

The sun lay low on the water, and its level beams glowed upon the scarlet and gold of fourteen great caracks, each flying the cross of Saint George, and towering high above the cluster of English ships which, with brave waving of flags and blaring of music, were moving slowly towards the Kentish coast.

Sir Nigel Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1906

On the other hand, Mowbray and Audley had each taken the caracks which were opposed to them, and the battle in the center, after swaying this way and that, was turning now in favor of the Islanders.

Sir Nigel Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir, 1859-1930 1906

They were huge caracks, high-ended and portly, with red sides and bulwarks carved and crusted with gold.

Sir Nigel Arthur Conan Doyle 1894

The sun lay low on the water, and its level beams glowed upon the scarlet and gold of fourteen great caracks, each flying the cross of Saint George, and towering high above the cluster of English ships which, with brave waving of flags and blaring of music, were moving slowly towards the Kentish coast.

Sir Nigel Arthur Conan Doyle 1894