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