Brail Definition

brāl
brails
noun
Any of the small ropes attached to the leech of a sail for hauling it in.
Webster's New World
A small net for drawing fish from a trap or a larger net into a boat.
American Heritage

(falconry) A thong of soft leather to bind up a hawk's wing.

Wiktionary

A stock at each end of a seine to keep it stretched.

Wiktionary
verb
To gather in (a sail) with brails.
American Heritage
To haul (in) with brails.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Brail

Noun

Singular:
brail
Plural:
brails

Origin of Brail

  • Middle English braile from Old French brail belt from Medieval Latin brācale from Latin brācae breeches bracket

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Old French braiel, from Medieval Latin bracale ‘girdle’ (from bracae ‘breeches’).

    From Wiktionary

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