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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024brail (brāl),USA pronunciation n. - Nautical, Naval Termsany of several horizontal lines fastened to the edge of a fore-and-aft sail or lateen sail, for gathering in the sail.
- Sporta leather binding for a hawk's wings, to prohibit flight.
v.t. - [Naut.]
- Nauticalto gather or haul in (a sail) by means of brails (usually fol. by up).
- Naval Termsto transfer (fish) from a net to the hold of a ship.
- Sport, Birdsto bind (the wings of a bird) in order to prevent it from flying.
- Gaulish) + -ālis -al1
- Medieval Latin brācāle breechbelt, noun, nominal use of neuter of brācālis, equivalent. to Latin brāc(ae) trousers (
- Anglo-French braiel; Old French
- late Middle English, variant of brayell 1400–50
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