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  • pail — pail·ful; pail·lasse; pail·las·son; pail·lette; pail·lett·ed; pail·lon; pail·lard; pail; …   English syllables

  • pail — [peıl] n especially AmE [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Probably from Old English pAgel, a unit of measurement for liquids] 1.) a metal or wooden container with a handle, used for carrying liquids = ↑bucket ▪ a milk pail pail of ▪ a pail of water …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Pail — (p[=a]l), n. [OE. paile, AS. p[ae]gel a wine vessel, a pail, akin to D. & G. pegel a watermark, a gauge rod, a measure of wine, Dan. p[ae]gel half a pint.] A vessel of wood or tin, etc., usually cylindrical and having a bail, used esp. for… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • pail — [ peıl ] noun count an open metal or plastic container with a handle, used for carrying liquid and soft substances such as sand or earth a. the things in a pail, or the amount that a pail contains …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • pail — n. pl. pailfuls [pāl] n. [ME paile < OE pægel, small measure, wine vessel < LL pagella (dim. of L pagina,PAGE1), a small page, in VL, a measure of area, later a measure of volume: infl. by OFr paele, a pan < L patella: see PATELLA] 1. a… …   English World dictionary

  • pail|ful — «PAYL ful», noun, plural fuls. the amount that fills a pail: »The rain was falling by pailfuls (Macaulay) …   Useful english dictionary

  • pail — (n.) mid 14c., from O.Fr. paielle warming pan, liquid measure, bath, possibly from L. patella small pan, dish, dim. of patina broad shallow pan (see PAN (Cf. pan) (n.)). Old English had pægel wine vessel, but etymology does not support a… …   Etymology dictionary

  • pail — ► NOUN ▪ a bucket. ORIGIN origin uncertain …   English terms dictionary

  • pail|lasse — «pal YAS, PAL yas», noun. a mattress or under mattress filled with straw or some similarly simple, inexpensive material. Also, palliasse. ╂[< Old French paillasse < paille straw < Latin palea chaff, straw] …   Useful english dictionary

  • pail|let|ted — «pal YEHT ihd», adjective. spangled …   Useful english dictionary

  • pail|lette — «py YEHT», noun. 1. = spangle. (Cf. ↑spangle) 2. a piece of bright metal or thin metal foil used in enamel painting. ╂[< Middle French paillette (diminutive) < paille chaff < Latin palea] …   Useful english dictionary

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