vail
v.
lower; show respect by removing one's hat; profit, avail (Archaic)
Vail
Vail
(v. t.)
To lower, or take off, in token of inferiority, reverence, submission, or the like.
(v. t.)
To let fail; to allow or cause to sink.
(v. i.)
To yield or recede; to give place; to show respect by yielding, uncovering, or the like.
(n.)
Submission; decline; descent.
(n.)
Money given to servants by visitors; a gratuity; -- usually in the plural.
(n.)
Avails; profit; return; proceeds.
(n.)
An unexpected gain or acquisition; a casual advantage or benefit; a windfall.
(n. & v. t.)
Same as Veil.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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So
a measure for grain; vail
Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (1869) , by Roswell D. Hitchcock.
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vail
vial