close-reef, v.
(ˈkləʊsriːf)
[see reef.]
To reef closely, to take in all the reefs of (a sail or ship); orig. and chiefly in pa. pple. ˈclose-reefed.
| 1758 Naval Chron. VIII. 447 The commanding ship..appeared to be close-reefed. 1775 Dalrymple Voy. in Phil. Trans. LXVIII. 404 At noon, close reefed top-sails. 1795 Naval Chron. 189 Under close-reeved topsails. 1858 in Merc. Mar. Mag. V. 290 We were obliged to close reef. |