brail

n. பருந்தின் இறகுகளைக் கட்டும் சிறு தோல்துண்டு, கப்பற்பாயின் நுனிக்கயிறு, (வினை) கப்பற்பாயை நுனிக்கயிற்றால் இழு.

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Brail, n. Etym: [OE. brayle furling rope, OF. braiol a band placed around the breeches, fr.F. braies, pl., breeches, fr.L. braca, bracae, breeches, a Gallic word; cf. Arm. bragez. Cf. Breeches.] 1. (Falconry) Defn: A thong of soft leather to bind up a hawk's wing. 2. pl. (Naut.) Defn: Ropes passing through pulleys, and used to haul in or up the leeches, bottoms, or corners of sails, preparatory to furling. 3. A stock at each end of a seine to keep it stretched. Brail, v. t. (Naut.) Defn: To haul up by the brails; -- used with up; as, to brail up a sail.

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