Definitions for brail
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. brailnoun

   a small net used to draw fish into a boat

2. brailverb

   a small rope (one of several) used to draw a sail in

3. brailverb

   take in a sail with a brail

4. brailverb

   haul fish aboard with brails

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. brailnoun

   a small rope used to truss up sails

2. brailverb

   To reef, shorten or strike sail using brails.

3. Etymology: braiel, from bracale ‘girdle’ (from bracae ‘breeches’).

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Brail

   moans, in a sailing ship, are small lines used to haul in or up the edges (leeches) or corners of sails, before furling. On a ship rig, these brails are most often found on the mizzen sail. The command is, hale up the brails, or, brail up the sails. The word brail comes from Middle English brayle, from Anglo-French braiel belt, strap, brail, alteration of Old French braiuel belt, probably ultimately from Latin braca pant. A brail net is a type of net incorporating brail lines on a small fishing net on a boat or castnet. A brail net used for casting is also referred to as an English net as opposed to a Spanish net.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. brail

   Brail is a method of lines, typically connected to the leech of a sail, used for gathering it in or fastening it more closely to the mast or spar. It is majorly used in the maritime industry. However, often 'brail' can be confused with 'braille', a system of raised dots used for reading and writing by visually impaired individuals.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Brailnoun

   a thong of soft leather to bind up a hawk's wing

2. Brailnoun

   ropes passing through pulleys, and used to haul in or up the leeches, bottoms, or corners of sails, preparatory to furling

3. Brailnoun

   a stock at each end of a seine to keep it stretched

4. Brailverb

   to haul up by the brails; -- used with up; as, to brail up a sail

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Brail

   Brails, in a sailing ship, are small lines passing through blocks, and used to haul in or up the leeches, bottoms, or corners of sails, before furling. On a ship rig, these brails are found only on the two courses and the mizzen sail. The command is, hale up the brails, or, brail up the sails. The word brail comes from Middle English brayle, from Anglo-French braiel belt, strap, brail, alteration of Old French braiuel belt, probably ultimately from Latin braca pant.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Brail

   brāl, n. a piece of leather to bind up a hawk's wing: (pl.) the feathers about a hawk's rump: (naut.) one of the ropes used to truss up a sail.—v.t. to haul in, as a sail, by pulling upon the brails. [O. Fr. brail—L. bracale, a waist-belt for holding up the breeches—bracæ.]

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. BRAIL

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Brail is ranked #135593 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Brail surname appeared 124 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Brail.
   
   91.9% or 114 total occurrences were White.

Matched Categories

1. • Fish
   • Furl
   • Net

Anagrams for brail »

1. Arbil

2. libra

3. Libra

4. blair

How to pronounce brail?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say brail in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of brail in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of brail in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=brail
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Brail
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brail
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/brail
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=brail
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=brail
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html