Definition of Vail
Pronunciation:
vāl
n. & v. t.
1.
Same
as
Veil
.
n.
1.
1.
Avails
;
profit
;
return
;
proceeds
.
My
house
is
as
'
twere
the
cave
where
the
young
outlaw
hoards
the
stolen
vails
of
his
occupation
.
- Chapman.
2.
An
unexpected
gain
or
acquisition
;
a
casual
advantage
or
benefit
;
a
windfall
.
3.
Money
given
to
servants
by
visitors
;
a
gratuity
; -
usually
in
the
plural
.
v. t.
1.
To
let
fall
;
to
allow
or
cause
to
sink
.
Vail
your
regard
Upon
a
wronged
,
I
would
fain
have
said
,
a
maid
!
- Shak.
2.
To
lower
,
or
take
off
,
in
token
of
inferiority
,
reverence
,
submission
,
or
the
like
.
France
must
vail
her
lofty-plumed
crest
!
- Shak.
Without
vailing
his
bonnet
or
testifying
any
reverence
for
the
alleged
sanctity
of
the
relic
.
- Sir. W. Scott.
v. i.
1.
To
yield
or
recede
;
to
give
place
;
to
show
respect
by
yielding
,
uncovering
,
or
the
like
.
Thy
convenience
must
vail
to
thy
neighbor
'
s
necessity
.
- South.
n.
1.
Submission
;
decline
;
descent
.
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