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