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has gloss(noun) a small rope (one of several) used to draw a sail in
brail
has glosseng: Brails, in a ship, are small ropes passing through pulleys, and used to haul in or up the leeches, bottoms, or corners of sails, before furling . These brails belong only to the two courses and the mizzen sail. The command is, hale up the brails, or, brail up the sails . The word brail comes from Middle English brayle, from Anglo-French braiel belt, strap, brail, alteration of Old French braiuel belt, probably ultimately from Latin braca pant.
lexicalizationeng: brail
subclass of(noun) a strong line
rope
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