Definitions from Wiktionary (brail)
▸ noun: (nautical) A small rope used to truss up sails.
▸ noun: (falconry) A thong of soft leather to bind up a hawk's wing.
▸ noun: A stock at each end of a seine to keep it stretched.
▸ noun: (theater) A rope or line used to suspend lights or scenery in a certain position.
▸ noun: (in the plural) The feathers around a hawk's rump.
▸ verb: To reef, shorten or strike sail using brails.
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▸ noun: (nautical) A small rope used to truss up sails.
▸ noun: (falconry) A thong of soft leather to bind up a hawk's wing.
▸ noun: A stock at each end of a seine to keep it stretched.
▸ noun: (theater) A rope or line used to suspend lights or scenery in a certain position.
▸ noun: (in the plural) The feathers around a hawk's rump.
▸ verb: To reef, shorten or strike sail using brails.
Similar:
throat brail,
bell rope,
ropeband,
bolt rope,
bridle,
brace,
truss,
tack,
boatrope,
bolt-rope,
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