brail
pronunciation
How to pronounce brail in British English:
UK ['breɪl]
How to pronounce brail in American English:
US ['breɪl]
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- Noun:
- a small net used to draw fish into a boat
- a small rope (one of several) used to draw a sail in
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- Verb:
- take in a sail with a brail
- haul fish aboard with brails
Word Origin
- brail (n.)
- small rope used on ships, mid-15c., from Old French brail, earlier braiel "belt, leather thong," from Latin bracale "waistbelt," from bracæ "breeches" (plural, see breeches).
Example
- 1. She works for a company that imports coffee from brail .
- 2. For some reason the ambassador had to go back to brail .
- 3. Fingers , inspecting every pixel like a blind woman re-reading brail because she simply could not .
- 4. He is a blind man . The brail map is very helpful to him when he travels .
- 5. We can imagine all the players going to their best , but I hope brail will win the game , it must be a wonderful game .