vail
vail¹
Definition
vail (vāl)
intransitive verb
Archaic to be of use, service, or profit; avail
Etymology: ME vailen < pres. indic. stem of OFr valoir, to be of worth: see avail
noun
Archaic a tip; gratuity
vail²
Definition
vail (vāl)
transitive verb
- to lower; let sink or fall down
- to take off or tip (one's hat, etc.) as a sign of respect or submission
Etymology: ME valen < OFr valer or aphetic < avaler, to descend < à val, down < L ad vallum, lit., to the valley
vail³
Definition
vail (vāl)
noun, transitive verb
Obsolete veil
vail
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- take: And the servant had said, It is my master: therefore she took a vail, and covered herself.
Noun used with modifier
- rent: The doors were divided in the center into two folding leaves, reminding us of the rent vail - Christ crucified.
Browse dictionary entries near vail
- vahine
- vagus
- vagueness
- vaguely
- vague
- vagrom
- vagrant
- vagrancy
- vagotropic
- vagotonia
- Vail, Alfred
- vain
- vainglorious
- vainglory
- vainly
- vair
- Vaishnava
- Vaisya
- val
- Val d'Aosta
