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Meaning of 'vail' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Vail [ n.]
- Avails; profit; return; proceeds.
- An unexpected gain or acquisition; a casual advantage or benefit; a windfall.
- Money given to servants by visitors; a gratuity; -- usually in the plural.
- Submission; decline; descent.
2 . Vail [ n. & v. t.]
- Same as Veil.
3 . Vail [ v. i.]
- To yield or recede; to give place; to show respect by yielding, uncovering, or the like.
4 . Vail [ v. t.]
- To let fail; to allow or cause to sink.
- To lower, or take off, in token of inferiority, reverence, submission, or the like.

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vailer vaimure vain vainglorious vainglory vainly vainness vair vairy vaishnava

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