Le petit PACFI, ou PACFI de bourcet, the fore-course or fore-sail.

Etre aux deux PACFIS, to be under the courses.

PACIFIER, to become calm; also to fall, or grow smooth, when spoken of the sea.

PAGAIE, the paddle of a canoe.

PAGE de la chambre du capitaine, the cabin-boy.

PAGES. See MOUSES & gar�ons.

PAILLES de bittes, long iron bolts thrust into holes in the bits, to keep the cable from starting off.

MAILLOT, the steward-room in a row-galley.

PAIS somme, a shoal or shallow.

PALAMANTE, a general name given to the oars of a row-galley; which are forty feet and six inches in length.

PALAN, a tackle of any kind. See ITAQUE and GARANT.

PALAN à caliorne, a six-fold tackle. See CALIORNE.

PALAN à candelette. See CANDELETTE.

PALAN d'amure, a tack-tackle.

PALAN d'etai, a stay-tackle.

PALAN de misaine, the fore-tackle.

Grand PALAN, the main-tackle.

PALANQUÉ, the order to hoist, bowse, or set-taught upon a tackle.

PALANQUER, to hoist, or bowse upon a tackle.

PALANQUIN, a jigger-tackle, tail-tackle, or burton.

PALANQUINS de ris, the reef-tackles.

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