vails
vails is the plural of vail.
vails is the third-person singular simple present indicative of vail.
Meaning of vail
Noun (1)
vail (plural vails)
- Profit; return; proceeds.
- My house is as t’were the Caue, where the yong Out-lawe hoords the stolne vayles of his occupation […]1605, George Chapman, Ben Jonson, John Marston, Eastward Hoe, London: William Aspley, act II, scene 2
- Money given to servants by visitors; a gratuity; also vale.
- Do you remember, how many Rich Gowns and Petticoats, how many lac’d Pinners, Hoods, Scarfs, and Nightrails, I have given you, since the three Years you have serv’d me, together with many other Vails, Perquisites, and Profits you have enjoy’d in my Service?1696, John Dryden, The Husband His Own Cuckold, London: J. Tonson, act I, scene 1, page 9
Noun (2)
vail (plural vails)
Words that rhyme with vails
Questions about vails
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- Vails is the plural of vail.
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