vail
(redirected from vailing)Also found in: Encyclopedia.
Related to vailing: countervailing
Vail
(vāl) A town of central Colorado west of Denver near Vail Mountain, a peak about 3,432 m (11,260 ft) high. It is a popular ski area and mountain resort.
vail
(vāl)v. vailed, vail·ing, vails Archaic
v.tr.
1. To lower (a banner, for example).
2. To doff (one's hat) as a token of respect or submission.
v.intr.
1. To descend; lower.
2. To doff one's hat.
[Middle English valen, short for avalen, from Old French avaler, from aval, downward, from Latin ad vallem, to the valley : ad, to; see ad- + vallem, accusative of vallēs, valley; see wel- in Indo-European roots.]
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
vail
(veɪl)vb (tr)
1. to lower (something, such as a weapon), esp as a sign of deference or submission
2. to remove (the hat, cap, etc) as a mark of respect or meekness
[c14 valen, from obsolete avalen, from Old French avaler to let fall, from Latin ad vallem, literally: to the valley, that is, down, from ad to + vallis valley]
vail
(veɪl)n, vb
an archaic word for avail
vail
(veɪl)n, vb
an archaic spelling of veil
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
vail1
(veɪl)v.t.
Archaic. to take off or doff (one's hat), as in respect.
[1300–50; Middle English valen, aph. variant of avalen < Middle French avaler to move down]
vail3
(veɪl)Obs. n.
1. a veil.
v.t. 2. to veil.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
vail
Past participle: vailed
Gerund: vailing
| Imperative |
|---|
| vail |
| vail |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
Translations