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Meaning of "brail" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BRAIL

From Old French braiel, from Medieval Latin brācāle belt for breeches, from Latin brāca breeches.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BRAIL

brail  [breɪl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BRAIL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Brail is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb brail in English.

WHAT DOES BRAIL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Brail

Brails, in a sailing ship, are small lines passing through blocks, and used to haul in or up the leeches, bottoms, or corners of sails, before furling. On a ship rig, these brails are found only on the two courses and the mizzen sail. The command is, hale up the brails, or, brail up the sails. The word brail comes from Middle English brayle, from Anglo-French braiel belt, strap, brail, alteration of Old French braiuel belt, probably ultimately from Latin braca pant.

Definition of brail in the English dictionary

The definition of brail in the dictionary is one of several lines fastened to the leech of a fore-and-aft sail to aid in furling it. Other definition of brail is sometimes foll by up to furl using brails.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BRAIL

PRESENT

Present
I brail
you brail
he/she/it brails
we brail
you brail
they brail
Present continuous
I am brailing
you are brailing
he/she/it is brailing
we are brailing
you are brailing
they are brailing
Present perfect
I have brailed
you have brailed
he/she/it has brailed
we have brailed
you have brailed
they have brailed
Present perfect continuous
I have been brailing
you have been brailing
he/she/it has been brailing
we have been brailing
you have been brailing
they have been brailing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I brailed
you brailed
he/she/it brailed
we brailed
you brailed
they brailed
Past continuous
I was brailing
you were brailing
he/she/it was brailing
we were brailing
you were brailing
they were brailing
Past perfect
I had brailed
you had brailed
he/she/it had brailed
we had brailed
you had brailed
they had brailed
Past perfect continuous
I had been brailing
you had been brailing
he/she/it had been brailing
we had been brailing
you had been brailing
they had been brailing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will brail
you will brail
he/she/it will brail
we will brail
you will brail
they will brail
Future continuous
I will be brailing
you will be brailing
he/she/it will be brailing
we will be brailing
you will be brailing
they will be brailing
Future perfect
I will have brailed
you will have brailed
he/she/it will have brailed
we will have brailed
you will have brailed
they will have brailed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been brailing
you will have been brailing
he/she/it will have been brailing
we will have been brailing
you will have been brailing
they will have been brailing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would brail
you would brail
he/she/it would brail
we would brail
you would brail
they would brail
Conditional continuous
I would be brailing
you would be brailing
he/she/it would be brailing
we would be brailing
you would be brailing
they would be brailing
Conditional perfect
I would have brail
you would have brail
he/she/it would have brail
we would have brail
you would have brail
they would have brail
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been brailing
you would have been brailing
he/she/it would have been brailing
we would have been brailing
you would have been brailing
they would have been brailing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you brail
we let´s brail
you brail
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to brail
Past participle
brailed
Present Participle
brailing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BRAIL


Azrael
ˈæzreɪl
bedrail
ˈbɛdˌreɪl
Braille
breɪl
contrail
ˈkɒntreɪl
derail
dɪˈreɪl
entrail
ɪnˈtreɪl
frail
freɪl
graal
ɡreɪl
Grail
ɡreɪl
guardrail
ˈɡɑːdˌreɪl
handrail
ˈhændˌreɪl
headrail
ˈhɛdˌreɪl
interrail
ˈɪntəˌreɪl
monorail
ˈmɒnəʊˌreɪl
rail
reɪl
Thrale
θreɪl
trail
treɪl
vitrail
ˈvɪtreɪl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BRAIL

braid
braided
braider
braiding
Braille
brailler
braillewriter
braillist
brain
brain candy
brain cell
brain coral
brain damage
brain death
brain drain
brain fever
brain fingerprinting
brain gain
brain haemorrhage
brain scan

WORDS THAT END LIKE BRAIL

audit trail
blaze a trail
campaign trail
curtain rail
dado rail
drail
fire trail
hiking trail
Holy Grail
light rail
nature trail
Oregon trail
paper trail
picture rail
Santa Fe Trail
serail
third rail
towel rail
vapour trail
water rail

Synonyms and antonyms of brail in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «brail» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BRAIL

Find out the translation of brail to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of brail from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «brail» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

抄网
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

brail
570 millions of speakers

English

brail
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Brail
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

برايل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Brail
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Brail
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পালের দড়ি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

braille
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Brail
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Brail
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

絞る
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

brail
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Brail
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Brail
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

brail
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ब्राईल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

brail
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

brail
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Brail
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Brail
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Brail
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μπράιγ
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Brail
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Brail
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Brail
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of brail

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BRAIL»

The term «brail» is quite widely used and occupies the 44.394 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BRAIL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «brail» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «brail» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about brail

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BRAIL»

Discover the use of brail in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to brail and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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APIs: A Strategy Guide
"Creating channels with application programming interfaces"--Cover.
Daniel Jacobson, Dan Woods, Greg Brail, 2011
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Planning support systems for cities and regions
Editor Richard K. Brail has brought together the wisest of the field's thinkers, the most inventive of the toolmakers, the most experienced of those working at the interface with real clients, and the most battle-seasoned practicing ...
Richard K. Brail, 2008
3
Consumption, Trade and Innovation
Date in centuries AD Artefact Identification Comments 2B-1521 W0046 L1-M2 Brail Ring Dalbergia sp. . 2B-1553 W0058 L1-M2 Brail Ring cf. Pomoideae . 6B- 4008 W0069 E1 Brail Ring Dalbergia sp. . 6C-4017 W0072 E1 Brail Ring Dalbergia ...
Marijke Van der Veen, 2011
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Design of Fishways and Other Fish Facilities
This water flows out of the brail pool into the holding pool through a connecting gate, thus encouraging the fish to enter the brail pool when the gate is open. This opening is V-shaped in plan, which discourages the fish from leaving the brail ...
Charles H. Clay, 1994
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Issues in Ecosystem Ecology: 2011 Edition
We added a substrate-disturbing brail to a small benthic trawl to improve catches of crevice-seeking and burrowing fishes in three rivers with differing substrates,” investigators in the United States report. “The brail trawl was constructed from a ...
‎2012
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The Encyclopedia of Falconry
BRACES Alternative name for HOOD BRACES, found under HOODS AND HOODING. BRAIL (n.) (Taken to be related to Medieval Latin (Brit.-Ir.48) braellum , braiellum, etc. = a breech-girdle, belt. Obs. spelling: BRA YLE.) A narrow strip of soft ...
Adrian Walker, 2000
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The confessions of Harry Lorrequer. With illustr. by Phiz
Mr. Brail,' said I, in a low whisper, ' Mr. Brail.' " ' Did you speak, sir ?' said he, with about as much surprise in his manner, as though he had been addressed by a corpse. " ' Mr. Brail,' said I, ' is there any clanger here ?' " ' Lord love you, no, sir, ...
Charles James Lever, 1839
8
The Outcast
It was Jason Brail! And Brail smiled cruelly asthe party broughtup. “The whole family—outcast and all!” Borden Farnsworth's face was lividashe faced Brail. “So it was you who planned all this! You—” “That seems quite obvious,” Brail cut in ...
S. m. Tenneshaw, 2012
9
The confessions of Harry Lorrequer
'"Mr. Brail,' said I, in a low whisper, 'Mr. Brail.' " ' Did you speak, Sir?' said he, with about as much surprise in his manner, as though he had been addressed by a corpse. '"'Mr. Brail,' said I, 'is there any danger here?' " 'Lord love you,' ho, Sir, ...
Charles James Lever, 1847
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Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine
Oh Brail ! you incomparable hyp " " Hush ! hush I " said Hudson, clapping his hand on Listado's mouth; " hush I he has not only had the insolence to ask her to marry him — [here Listado clenched his hand, hit his lip, and gave three or four ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BRAIL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term brail is used in the context of the following news items.
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Advancement in robotics and technology - From science fiction to …
I learnt brail in order to advance my skills and help me find work. At that time in Australia there was no brail printing press.” He proceeded to use ... «Malta Independent Online, Jul 15»
2
GAC Fait Chrysler sales company to be listed soon laying …
Jeep has set up many factories in various places including Detroit America, Toledo, Spain and Brail. And now at the end of the year, Jeep will ... «Gasgoo automotive news, Jul 15»
3
Snapchat revamps Snapcodes, rolls out new 'Tap to View' and 'Add …
Along with the new features, Snapchat revamped its Snapcodes-the yellow brail-like bricks-with the option to add a selfie in the center. «New York Daily News, Jul 15»
4
Choose JSON for building APIs
Greg Brail. As these developers encounter application-to-application problems like business-to-business connections between enterprises, their first reaction is, ... «TechTarget, Jun 15»
5
Flexible workplaces help people with disabilities, impairments and …
It was recognised for introducing initiatives such as custom-made desks, brail buttons on the lifts, keyboard markers and special software for ... «The Daily Telegraph, Jun 15»
6
Topeka gaming tournament attracts more than 150 people
Marvin Smith and Brail Watson, the creators of Megacake Meltdown, came out to participate and host the event. They hope to help the event ... «Washburn Review, Jun 15»
7
Will an Azul-TAP partnership skew the alliance dynamics in Brazil as …
Avianca Brail ASKs were also up 23% in 2014. Mr Efromovich said Avianca Brazil will keep its fleet flat this year but capacity is increasing as its ... «CAPA - Centre for Aviation, Jun 15»
8
Gamers gather for third Megacake Meltdown
Video game enthusiast Brail Watson spent most of his childhood alone while being raised by a protective single mother. As result, he found a ... «Topeka Capital Journal, Jun 15»
9
Visually impaired becoming independent
During this time students will learn how to travel by cane, read brail and overcome barriers such as using power tools in shop class. Orientation Counselor Jeff ... «KLKN, Jun 15»
10
'Guy' wires have long history as stabilizing force
It also apparently became a popular synonym for “brail,” which is a small rope used to haul in a sail. Now, 400 years later, we've simply ... «Belleville News-Democrat, Jun 15»

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