Meaning Of Vail

n. & v. t.

Same as Veil.

n.

Avails; profit; return; proceeds.

n.

An unexpected gain or acquisition; a casual advantage or benefit; a windfall.

n.

Money given to servants by visitors; a gratuity; -- usually in the plural.

v. t.

To let fail; to allow or cause to sink.

v. t.

To lower, or take off, in token of inferiority, reverence, submission, or the like.

v. i.

To yield or recede; to give place; to show respect by yielding, uncovering, or the like.

n.

Submission; decline; descent.