"brail" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /bɹeɪl/ Forms: brails [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪl Etymology: From Middle English brayle, from Old French braiel, from Medieval Latin bracale (“girdle”) (from bracae (“breeches”)). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|brayle}} Middle English brayle, {{der|en|fro|braiel}} Old French braiel, {{der|en|ML.|bracale|t=girdle}} Medieval Latin bracale (“girdle”), {{m|la|bracae|t=breeches}} bracae (“breeches”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} brail (plural brails)
  1. (nautical) A small rope used to truss up sails. Categories (topical): Nautical Synonyms: brailing
    Sense id: en-brail-en-noun-J6A1DvHx Topics: nautical, transport
  2. (falconry) A thong of soft leather to bind up a hawk's wing. Categories (topical): Falconry
    Sense id: en-brail-en-noun-5aR9TQgi Topics: falconry, hobbies, hunting, lifestyle
  3. A stock at each end of a seine to keep it stretched.
    Sense id: en-brail-en-noun-tYF-DXpo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 17 47 10 2 5 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 18 16 38 14 2 12
  4. (theater) A rope or line used to suspend lights or scenery in a certain position. Categories (topical): Theater
    Sense id: en-brail-en-noun-AtikTJrx Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, theater
  5. (in the plural) The feathers around a hawk's rump. Tags: in-plural
    Sense id: en-brail-en-noun-CwjScKxO
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: throat brail

Verb [English]

IPA: /bɹeɪl/ Forms: brails [present, singular, third-person], brailing [participle, present], brailed [participle, past], brailed [past]
Rhymes: -eɪl Etymology: From Middle English brayle, from Old French braiel, from Medieval Latin bracale (“girdle”) (from bracae (“breeches”)). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|brayle}} Middle English brayle, {{der|en|fro|braiel}} Old French braiel, {{der|en|ML.|bracale|t=girdle}} Medieval Latin bracale (“girdle”), {{m|la|bracae|t=breeches}} bracae (“breeches”) Head templates: {{en-verb}} brail (third-person singular simple present brails, present participle brailing, simple past and past participle brailed)
  1. To reef, shorten or strike sail using brails.
    Sense id: en-brail-en-verb-r1AIr3eT

Noun [Middle English]

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun}} brail
  1. Alternative form of brayle Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: brayle
    Sense id: en-brail-enm-noun-VmQGs5JN Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header

Noun [Yola]

IPA: /bɾiːɫ/ Forms: brailès [plural]
Etymology: From earlier */bəˈɾiːɫ/ , itself from Middle English barayl, from Old French baril. Etymology templates: {{inh|yol|enm|barel|barayl}} Middle English barayl, {{der|yol|fro|baril}} Old French baril Head templates: {{head|yol|noun|plural|brailès}} brail (plural brailès)
  1. barrel
    Sense id: en-brail-yol-noun-6LvmQjpi Categories (other): Yola entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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      "tags": [
        "alt-of",
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "brail"
}

{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yol",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "barel",
        "4": "barayl"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English barayl",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yol",
        "2": "fro",
        "3": "baril"
      },
      "expansion": "Old French baril",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From earlier */bəˈɾiːɫ/ , itself from Middle English barayl, from Old French baril.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "brailès",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "yol",
        "2": "noun",
        "3": "plural",
        "4": "brailès"
      },
      "expansion": "brail (plural brailès)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Yola",
  "lang_code": "yol",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Yola entries with incorrect language header",
        "Yola lemmas",
        "Yola nouns",
        "Yola terms derived from Middle English",
        "Yola terms derived from Old French",
        "Yola terms inherited from Middle English",
        "Yola terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "Yola terms with homophones"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "barrel"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "barrel",
          "barrel"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/bɾiːɫ/"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "breal"
    }
  ],
  "word": "brail"
}

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