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Brail

//bɹeɪl// noun, verb

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Noun
  1. 1
    A small rope used to truss up sails.
  2. 2
    a small rope (one of several) used to draw a sail in wordnet
  3. 3
    A thong of soft leather to bind up a hawk's wing.
  4. 4
    a small net used to draw fish into a boat wordnet
  5. 5
    A stock at each end of a seine to keep it stretched.
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  1. 6
    A rope or line used to suspend lights or scenery in a certain position.
  2. 7
    The feathers around a hawk's rump. in-plural
Verb
  1. 1
    To reef, shorten or strike sail using brails.

    "The winds blew at their own caprice and there was brailing and loosing of canvas."

  2. 2
    haul fish aboard with brails wordnet
  3. 3
    take in a sail with a brail wordnet

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English brayle, from Old French braiel, from Medieval Latin bracale (“girdle”) (from bracae (“breeches”)).

Etymology 2

From Middle English brayle, from Old French braiel, from Medieval Latin bracale (“girdle”) (from bracae (“breeches”)).

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