BRAIL
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Brail (&unr_;), n. [OE. brayle furling rope, OF. braiol a band placed around the breeches, fr.F. braies, pl., breeches, fr. L. braca, bracae, breeches, a Gallic word; cf. Arm. bragez. Cf. Breeches.]
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1. (Falconry) A thong of soft leather to bind up a hawk's wing.
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2. pl. (Naut.) Ropes passing through pulleys, and used to haul in or up the leeches, bottoms, or corners of sails, preparatory to furling.
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3. A stock at each end of a seine to keep it stretched.
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Brail, v. t. (Naut.) To haul up by the brails; -- used with up; as, to brail up a sail.
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