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Brail
Meaning
Noun
●
In Nautical:
A small
rope
used to
truss
up sails.
●
In Falconry:
A
thong
of
soft
leather
to
bind up
a hawk's wing.
●
A
stock
at each
end of
a
seine
to keep it stretched.
●
In Theater:
A
rope
or
line
used to
suspend
lights
or
scenery
in a certain position.
●
The
feathers
around a hawk's rump.
Verb
●
To
reef
,
shorten
or
strike sail
using brails.
Sourced from
Wiktionary
Origin
brail
English
braiel
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Brailing
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Yale
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Pale
Tail
Vale
Gail
Sail
Wale
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Email
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Grail
Snail
Aumail
Engaol
Impale
Rerail
Unveil
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Squail
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Faille
Empale
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Entail
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Travail
They'Ll
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