vail
/veɪl/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.06 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "My house is as t’were the Caue, where the yong Out-lawe hoords the stolne vayles of his occupation […]"
- "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?"
- "[…] it is a maxim among the gentlemen of our cloth, that those masters who promise the most, perform the least; and I have often heard them say, they have found the largest vails in those families where they were not promised any."
- "Then let them vale a bonet of their proud ſayle,"
- "[…] when he shall know it lies in vs, To banish him, and then to call him home, Twill make him vaile the topflag of his pride, And feare to offend the meanest noble man."
- "[…] Vail your regard Upon a wrong’d, I would fain have said, a maid!"
Etymology
From Middle English vayle, from Old French vail, from valoir (“to be worth”), from Latin valeō (“to be worth”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: vayle, vail, valeō, valen, valer