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CAIQUE (from Turk. Kaik)

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Originally appearing in Volume V04, Page 950 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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CAIQUE (from Turk. Kaik) , a See also:light skiff or See also:rowing-See also:boat used by the See also:Turks, having from one to twelve rowers; also a Levantine sailing See also:vessel of considerable See also:size. CA IRA, a See also:song of the See also:French Revolution, with the refrain:—" Ah l 4a ira, ca ira, ca ira 1 See also:Les aristocrates d la See also:lantern." The words, written by one Ladre, a See also:street See also:singer, were put to an See also:alder tune, called Le See also:Carillon See also:National," and the song rivalled the " See also:Carmagnole " (q.v.) during the Terror. It was forbidden by the See also:Directory.

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