How to pronounce“vail”in English
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Definitions of “vail”
Profit; return; proceeds.
“My house is as t’were the Caue, where the yong Out-lawe hoords the stolne vayles of his occupation […]”
Money given to servants by visitors; a gratuity; also vale.
“Do you remember, how many Rich Gowns and Petticoats, how many lac’d Pinners, Hoods, Scarfs, and Nightrails, I have given you, since the three Years you have serv’d me, together with many other Vails, Perquisites, and Profits you have enjoy’d in my Service?”
To lower, let fall; to allow or cause to sink.
“Then let them vale a bonet of their proud ſayle,”
To lower or “dip” a carried flag or banner in a salute by a forward reducing of the angle of the pike/flagstaff with respect to the ground; in extreme instances, as when saluting a monarch, both the banner and the finial of the pike are allowed to rest upon the ground.