esp. To lower as a salute or in acknowledgement of inferiority. Chiefly with bonnet as object. Sometimes figurative. (Cf. 2b.)
| 单词 | θ203381 |
| 释义 | society > travel > travel by water > directing or managing a ship > use of sails, spars, or rigging > support (an amount of) sail [verb (intransitive)] > reduce sail > specific (2) vail1509 esp. To lower as a salute or in acknowledgement of inferiority. Chiefly with bonnet as object. Sometimes figurative. (Cf. 2b.) amain1540 intransitive. Nautical. To lower the topsail as a sign of surrender; to yield. |
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