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Word: Vail
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
Middle English (originally in the sense ‘lower (one's eyes, weapon, banner, etc.) as a sign of submission’): shortening of obsolete avale, from Old French avaler ‘to lower’, from a val ‘down’ (literally ‘in the valley’)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
veɪl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
take off or lower (one's hat or crown) as a token of respect or submission.
Short Definition:take off or lower one's hat or crown as token of respect or submission
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