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brails

brails is the plural of brail.

brails is the third-person singular simple present indicative of brail.

Meaning of brail

Noun

brail (plural brails)

  1. A small rope used to truss up sails.
    Synonyms:
    brailing
  2. A thong of soft leather to bind up a hawk's wing.
  3. A stock at each end of a seine to keep it stretched.
  4. A rope or line used to suspend lights or scenery in a certain position.
  5. (in plural) The feathers around a hawk's rump.

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Phrases with brails

Questions about brails

What is brails the plural of?
Brails is the plural of brail.

Words near brails in the dictionary

  1. braillewriter
  2. braillewriters
  3. brailling
  4. braillist
  5. braillists
  6. brails
  7. Brailsford
  8. Brailsfords
  9. Braime
  10. brain
  11. brain blast

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