brail

/breyl/US // breɪl //UK // (breɪl) nautical //

辫子,文盲,文莱,勇敢的人

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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- : Nautical. any of several horizontal lines fastened to the edge of a fore-and-aft sail or lateen sail, for gathering in the sail.
- : a leather binding for a hawk's wings, to prohibit flight.

v.有主动词 verb

1
- : Nautical. to gather or haul in by means of brails.to transfer from a net to the hold of a ship.
- : to bind in order to prevent it from flying.

Now we will put the last reef in the foresail and hoist it, slack the brail and haul down the main-tack a bit.
Then the brail of the mainsail was loosed, and the great sail shaken out.
I did, Mr Brail; but it was the cruise before last—we have been six months here.
Why, you seem strangely given to the darkness, Mr Brail; it cannot be because your deeds are evil; won't you join the dancers?
Beg pardon, Mr Brail, but let abee for let abee with mad dogs and daft folk, is an auld but a very true adage.