Definitions for vailveɪl
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
vailveɪl(v.t.)
Archaic. to take off or doff (one's hat), as in respect.
Origin of vail:
1300–50; ME valen, aph. var. of avalen < MF avaler to move down
vail*veɪl
(n.)a veil.
(v.t.)to veil.
* Obs..
Webster Dictionary
Vail(u)
same as Veil
Vail(noun)
avails; profit; return; proceeds
Vail(noun)
an unexpected gain or acquisition; a casual advantage or benefit; a windfall
Vail(noun)
money given to servants by visitors; a gratuity; -- usually in the plural
Vail(verb)
to let fail; to allow or cause to sink
Vail(verb)
to lower, or take off, in token of inferiority, reverence, submission, or the like
Vail(verb)
to yield or recede; to give place; to show respect by yielding, uncovering, or the like
Vail(noun)
submission; decline; descent
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