D defs.my
Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

lateen

· la·teen · IPA /læˈtiːn/
01 a. Of or pertaining to a peculiar rig used in the Mediterranean and adjacent waters, esp. on the northern coast of Africa; pertaining to a lat…
  1. 1.
    Of or pertaining to a peculiar rig used in the Mediterranean and adjacent waters, esp. on the northern coast of Africa; pertaining to a lateen sail. See below.(Naut.)
  2. 2.
    rigged with a triangular (lateen sail).
Syn. lateen-rigged.