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Webster's Dictionary
Vail
(1):
(v. t.) To lower, or take off, in token of inferiority, reverence, submission, or the like.
(2):
(n.) Money given to servants by visitors; a gratuity; - usually in the plural.
(3):
(n.) An unexpected gain or acquisition; a casual advantage or benefit; a windfall.
(4):
(v. i.) To yield or recede; to give place; to show respect by yielding, uncovering, or the like.
(5):
(n.) Avails; profit; return; proceeds.
(6):
(n.) Submission; decline; descent.
(7):
(n. & v. t.) Same as Veil.
(8):
(v. t.) To let fail; to allow or cause to sink.
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Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Vail'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/v/vail.html. 1828.