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• brail — I. noun Etymology: Middle English brayle, from Anglo French braiel, belt, strap, brail, alteration of Old French braiuel belt, probably ultimately from Latin braca pants more at breech Date: 15th century 1. a rope fastened to the leech of a sail… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• brail — /breɪl/ (say brayl) noun 1. Nautical one of certain ropes made fast to the after leech of a sail, to assist in taking in the sail. –verb (t) 2. Also, brail up. to gather or haul in (a sail) by means of brails. 3. to gather up the sides of (a… …  

• Glossary of nautical terms — This is a glossary of nautical terms; some remain current, many date from the 17th 19th century. See also Wiktionary s nautical terms, Category:Nautical terms, and Nautical metaphors in English. Contents: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R …   Wikipedia

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• William de Brailes — A signed self portrait by W de Brailes who painted me (left margin)[1] William de Brailes (active c. 1230 c. 1260) was an English Early Gothic manuscript illuminator, presumably born in Brailes, Warwickshire. He signed two manuscripts, and… …   Wikipedia

• commercial fishing — Introduction  the taking of fish and other seafood and resources from oceans, rivers, and lakes for the purpose of marketing them.       Fishing is one of the oldest employments of humankind. Ancient heaps of discarded mollusk shells (shell… …   Universalium