Meaning of Vail | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Archaic form of veil.
   alt-of, archaic
2. A surname.
   countable, uncountable
3. Profit; return; proceeds.
   obsolete
4. Submission.
   obsolete
5. A placename
   countable, uncountable
6. A census-designated place in Arizona, United States.
   countable, uncountable
7. Money given to servants by visitors; a gratuity; also vale.
   in-plural, obsolete
8. A town in Colorado, United States.
   countable, uncountable
9. A city in Iowa, United States.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“My house is as t’were the Caue, where the yong Out-lawe hoords the stolne vayles of his occupation […]”

“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?”

“[…] it is a maxim among the gentlemen of our cloth, that those masters who promise the most, perform the least; and I have often heard them say, they have found the largest vails in those families where they were not promised any.”

“Ha! I see Venus’ transit now;—lo! a new planet there;—and behind all, an infinite starry nebulousness, as if thy being were backgrounded by some spangled vail of mystery.”

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