SPENCER


Meaning of SPENCER in English

I. ˈspen(t)sə(r) noun

( -s )

Etymology: after George John, 2d earl Spencer died 1834 English politician

1. : a short double-breasted overcoat or jacket worn by men especially in the 19th century

2. : a woman's fitted jacket of waist length or shorter

II. noun

( -s )

Etymology: probably from the name Spencer

1. : a fore-and-aft sail formerly used abaft the foremast or the mainmast, hoisted upon a small supplementary mast, and set with a gaff and no boom

2. : a trysail abaft the foremast or mainmast

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