headmost

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The two headmost French ships then tacked, one placing herself alongside to windward, and the other on the Glatton’s bow, while the other ships engaged her on her lee-quarter and stern.

From How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900 by Kingston, William Henry Giles

The two schools unite in various degrees; but are always distinguishably generic, the two headmost masters representing each being Tintoret and Perugino.

From Ariadne Florentina Six Lectures on Wood and Metal Engraving by Ruskin, John

The headmost rider was a gentleman in a fashionable travelling dress; a little way behind were an officer, two soldiers, and a boy in livery. 

From The Bible in Spain Vol. 1 [of 2] by Borrow, George Henry

She was, before morning of the 23rd, the headmost ship of the fleet; and, before six o'clock, was the first which actually began the action with one of the enemy's largest ships.

From Memoirs and Correspondence of Admiral Lord de Saumarez, Vol. I by Ross, John, Sir

“Land ahead!” was now cried out by Krantz, who was in the headmost boat, and the news was received with a shout of joy from the raft and the boats.

From The Phantom Ship by Marryat, Frederick