Vail - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈveɪl|
Brit.
|veɪl|
noun
- (obsolete) profit; return; proceeds.
- (chiefly in the plural, obsolete) Money given to servants by visitors; a gratuity; also vale.
- (obsolete) submission
- Archaic form of veil.
- A surname.
- A CDP in Arizona
- A town in Colorado
- A city in Iowa
- (chiefly in the plural, obsolete) Money given to servants by visitors; a gratuity; also vale.
- (obsolete) submission
- Archaic form of veil.
- A surname.
- A CDP in Arizona
- A town in Colorado
- A city in Iowa
verb
- Sir Walter Scott
- Archaic form of veil.
without vailing his bonnet or testifying any reverence for the alleged sanctity of the relic
- To let fall; to allow or cause to sink.- Archaic form of veil.
Extra examples
They vailed their standards and colours, as a sign that they submitted to the discretion of the sultan.
The ministry vails to every measure to humour the people.
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