brail

[ breyl ]

/ breɪl /

noun

Nautical. any of several horizontal lines fastened to the edge of a fore-and-aft sail or lateen sail, for gathering in the sail.

a leather binding for a hawk's wings, to prohibit flight.

verb (used with object)

Nautical.

to gather or haul in (a sail) by means of brails (usually followed by up).
to transfer (fish) from a net to the hold of a ship.

to bind (the wings of a bird) in order to prevent it from flying.

Origin of brail

1400–50; late Middle English, variant of brayell<Anglo-French braiel;Old French <Medieval Latin brācāle breechbelt, noun use of neuter of brācālis, equivalent to Latin brāc(ae) trousers (<Gaulish ) + -ālis-al¹

OTHER WORDS FROM brail

un·brailed, adjective

Words nearby brail

braid bar, braided, braided channel, braided stream, braiding, brail, Brăila, Braille, Braillewriter, Braillist, Brailowsky

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Example sentences from the Web for brail

Well, has not Mr Brail told you you might stay if you choose?
The Cruise of the Midge (Vol. I of 2)|Michael Scott
Miss Brail did not have the heart to answer the question truthfully.
Comrade Yetta|Albert Edwards
They were young women of her own age, and Miss Brail presided.
Comrade Yetta|Albert Edwards
He had taken his mother to Brail once, and she had been much pleased with the village.
Lover or Friend|Rosa Nouchette Carey

He held the sheet in his hand, as the little craft came up under the lee-quarter of the brig, while Jack stood by the brail.
Jack Tier or The Florida Reef|James Fenimore Cooper

British Dictionary definitions for brail

brail

/ (breɪl) nautical /

noun

one of several lines fastened to the leech of a fore-and-aft sail to aid in furling it

verb

(tr sometimes foll by up) to furl (a fore-and-aft sail) using brails

Word Origin for brail

C15: from Old French braiel, from Medieval Latin brācāle belt for breeches, from Latin brāca breeches

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	brail
释义	brail [ breyl ] / breɪl / noun Nautical. any of several horizontal lines fastened to the edge of a fore-and-aft sail or lateen sail, for gathering in the sail. a leather binding for a hawk's wings, to prohibit flight. verb (used with object) Nautical. to gather or haul in (a sail) by means of brails (usually followed by up). to transfer (fish) from a net to the hold of a ship. to bind (the wings of a bird) in order to prevent it from flying. Origin of brail 1400–50; late Middle English, variant of brayell<Anglo-French braiel;Old French <Medieval Latin brācāle breechbelt, noun use of neuter of brācālis, equivalent to Latin brāc(ae) trousers (<Gaulish ) + -ālis-al¹ OTHER WORDS FROM brail un·brailed, adjective Words nearby brail braid bar, braided, braided channel, braided stream, braiding, brail, Brăila, Braille, Braillewriter, Braillist, Brailowsky Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for brail Well, has not Mr Brail told you you might stay if you choose? The Cruise of the Midge (Vol. I of 2)\|Michael Scott Miss Brail did not have the heart to answer the question truthfully. Comrade Yetta\|Albert Edwards They were young women of her own age, and Miss Brail presided. Comrade Yetta\|Albert Edwards He had taken his mother to Brail once, and she had been much pleased with the village. Lover or Friend\|Rosa Nouchette Carey He held the sheet in his hand, as the little craft came up under the lee-quarter of the brig, while Jack stood by the brail. Jack Tier or The Florida Reef\|James Fenimore Cooper British Dictionary definitions for brail brail / (breɪl) nautical / noun one of several lines fastened to the leech of a fore-and-aft sail to aid in furling it verb (tr sometimes foll by up) to furl (a fore-and-aft sail) using brails Word Origin for brail C15: from Old French braiel, from Medieval Latin brācāle belt for breeches, from Latin brāca breeches Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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