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2024
vaile
vaile
See also:
văile
Norman
Noun
vaile
f
(
plural
vailes
)
(
Jersey
,
nautical
)
sail
Derived terms
Terms derived from
vaile
am'ner la vaile
(
“
to strike sail
”
)
êcoute d'eune vaile
(
“
sheet of a sail
”
)
grand' vaile
(
“
mainsail
”
)
lof d'eune vaile
(
“
luff of sail
”
)
navithe à vailes
,
vailyi
(
“
sailing ship
”
)
patchi ses vailes
(
“
to die
”
)
pic d'eune vaile
(
“
peak of sail
”
)
plianche à vaile
(
“
wind sail
”
)
ris d'vaile
(
“
reef
”
)
rîsi eune vaile
(
“
to reef
”
)
vaile d'artimon
(
“
mizzen
”
)
vaile d'avant
,
vaile dé mîsaine
(
“
foresail
”
)
vaile dé pèrrotchet
(
“
gallant-sail
”
)
vaile dé sprède
(
“
spritsail
”
)
vither la vaile
(
“
to stay, put over to opposite tack
”
)
Etymology
From
Old French
voile
,
veile
, from
Latin
vēlum
.
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