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Noun.

[F.

almadie

(cf. Sp. & Pg.

almadia

), fr. Ar.

alma’dīyah

a raft, float.]

(Naut.)

(a)

A bark canoe used by the Africans.

(b)

A boat used at Calicut, in India, about eighty feet long, and six or seven broad.

Noun.

A bark canoe used by the Africans; also a long boat used at Calicut, in India,eighty feet long, and six or seven broad; called also cathuri.