vailn. & v. t. Same as Veil.()n.[Aphetic form of avail, n.]()1. Avails; profit; return; proceeds.()My house is as 'twere the cave where the young outlaw hoards the stolen vails of his occupation. (Chapman.)2. An unexpected gain or acquisition; a casual advantage or benefit; a windfall.()3. Money given to servants by visitors; a gratuity; -- usually in the plural.(Dryden.)v. t.[Aphetic form of avale. See Avale, Vale.]1. To let fall; to allow or cause to sink.()Vail your regard
Upon a wronged, I would fain have said, a maid! (Shak.)2. To lower, or take off, in token of inferiority, reverence, submission, or the like.()France must vail her lofty-plumed crest! (Shak.)Without vailing his bonnet or testifying any reverence for the alleged sanctity of the relic. (Sir. W. Scott.)v. i. To yield or recede; to give place; to show respect by yielding, uncovering, or the like.()Thy convenience must vail to thy neighbor's necessity. (South.)n. Submission; decline; descent.()