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brail

  [breyl]
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–noun
1. Nautical. any of several horizontal lines fastened to the edge of a fore-and-aft sail or lateen sail, for gathering in the sail.
2. a leather binding for a hawk's wings, to prohibit flight.
–verb (used with object)
3. Nautical.
a. to gather or haul in (a sail) by means of brails (usually fol. by up).
b. to transfer (fish) from a net to the hold of a ship.
4. to bind (the wings of a bird) in order to prevent it from flying.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME, var. of brayell < AF braiel; OF < ML brācāle breechbelt, n. use of neut. of brācālis, equiv. to L brāc(ae) trousers (< Gaulish) + -ālis -al 1
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brail   (brāl)   
n.  

  1. One of several small ropes attached to the leech of a sail for drawing the sail in or up.

  2. A small net for drawing fish from a trap or a larger net into a boat.

tr.v.   brailed, brail·ing, brails

  1. To gather in (a sail) with brails.

  2. To haul in (fish) with a brail.


[Middle English braile, from Old French brail, belt, from Medieval Latin brācale, from Latin brācae, breeches; see bracket.]
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