Definition of vail in English:

vail

verb veɪl

[with object]archaic

1Take off or lower (one's hat or crown) as a token of respect or submission.
Example sentencesExamples
- He vailed his bonnet to no one but a judge.
- Vailing his cap, like them, to the Queen's representatives, he covered himself when he looked at the Pope's delegate.
- Turning himself towards the noblemen that sat on a form placed before the scaffold, he vailed his hat.
1. 1.1no object Take off one's hat or otherwise show respect or submission to someone.

Origin

Middle English (originally in the sense 'lower (one's eyes, weapon, banner, etc.) as a sign of submission'): shortening of obsolete avale, from Old French avaler 'to lower', from a val 'down' (literally 'in the valley').

Rhymes

ail, ale, assail, avail, bail, bale, bewail, brail, Braille, chain mail, countervail, curtail, dale, downscale, drail, dwale, entail, exhale, fail, faille, flail, frail, Gael, Gail, gale, Grail, grisaille, hail, hale, impale, jail, kale, mail, male, webmail, nonpareil, outsail, pail, pale, quail, rail, sail, sale, sangrail, scale, shale, snail, stale, swale, tail, tale, they'll, trail, upscale, vale, veil, surveil, wail, wale, whale, Yale

vail¹

verbveɪlvāl

[with object]archaic

1Take off or lower (one's hat or crown) as a token of respect or submission.
Example sentencesExamples
- Turning himself towards the noblemen that sat on a form placed before the scaffold, he vailed his hat.
- Vailing his cap, like them, to the Queen's representatives, he covered himself when he looked at the Pope's delegate.
- He vailed his bonnet to no one but a judge.
1. 1.1no object Take off one's hat or otherwise show respect or submission to someone.

Origin

Middle English (originally in the sense ‘lower (one's eyes, weapon, banner, etc.) as a sign of submission’): shortening of obsolete avale, from Old French avaler ‘to lower’, from a val ‘down’ (literally ‘in the valley’).

Vail²

proper nounveɪlvāl

A town in northern Colorado, a noted ski resort; population 4,768 (est. 2008).

单词	vail
释义	Definition of vail in English: vail verb veɪl [with object]archaic 1Take off or lower (one's hat or crown) as a token of respect or submission. Example sentencesExamples He vailed his bonnet to no one but a judge. Vailing his cap, like them, to the Queen's representatives, he covered himself when he looked at the Pope's delegate. Turning himself towards the noblemen that sat on a form placed before the scaffold, he vailed his hat. 1.1no object Take off one's hat or otherwise show respect or submission to someone. Origin Middle English (originally in the sense 'lower (one's eyes, weapon, banner, etc.) as a sign of submission'): shortening of obsolete avale, from Old French avaler 'to lower', from a val 'down' (literally 'in the valley'). Rhymes ail, ale, assail, avail, bail, bale, bewail, brail, Braille, chain mail, countervail, curtail, dale, downscale, drail, dwale, entail, exhale, fail, faille, flail, frail, Gael, Gail, gale, Grail, grisaille, hail, hale, impale, jail, kale, mail, male, webmail, nonpareil, outsail, pail, pale, quail, rail, sail, sale, sangrail, scale, shale, snail, stale, swale, tail, tale, they'll, trail, upscale, vale, veil, surveil, wail, wale, whale, Yale vail¹ verbveɪlvāl [with object]archaic 1Take off or lower (one's hat or crown) as a token of respect or submission. Example sentencesExamples Turning himself towards the noblemen that sat on a form placed before the scaffold, he vailed his hat. Vailing his cap, like them, to the Queen's representatives, he covered himself when he looked at the Pope's delegate. He vailed his bonnet to no one but a judge. 1.1no object Take off one's hat or otherwise show respect or submission to someone. Origin Middle English (originally in the sense ‘lower (one's eyes, weapon, banner, etc.) as a sign of submission’): shortening of obsolete avale, from Old French avaler ‘to lower’, from a val ‘down’ (literally ‘in the valley’). Vail² proper nounveɪlvāl A town in northern Colorado, a noted ski resort; population 4,768 (est. 2008). verb.1 name.1
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Definition of vail in English:

vail

Origin

Rhymes

vail1

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Vail2

vail¹

Vail²