An Argosy of Fables Illustrated by Paul Bransom

ar·go·sy

NOUN:
pl. ar·go·sies
Nautical
A large merchant ship.
A fleet of ships.
A rich source or supply: an argosy of adventure lore.

1570s, from Italy. (nave) Ragusea "(vessel) of Ragusa," a maritime city on the Dalmatian coast of the Adriatic (modern Dubrovnik in Croatia). Their large merchant ships brought rich Eastern goods to 16c. England.

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