vail¹ an obsolete spelling of veil

vail² /vāl/ (archaic)

1. To lower, let down
2. To doff in salutation or submission

1. To lower a sail
2. To lift one's hat
3. To yield
4. To do homage (Shakespeare)
5. To go down
6. To abate

Setting

vail³ /vāl/ (archaic)

To profit, avail

(usu in pl; also vales) a tip, perquisite, dole, or bribe

• do with
• do without
• Dow-Jones average
• dowl
• dowlas
• dowlases
• dowle
• dowles
• dowlne
• dowlney
• dowls
• down
• downa
• downa-do
• down-and-dirty
• down-and-out
• down-and-outer
• down-and-outs
• count without one's host
• county
• county borough
• county council
• county councillor
• county councillors
• county councils