brayle

Middle English

Alternative forms

brayell, braille, braell, brael, brayl, brail

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French braiel, from Medieval Latin bracale.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bræi̯l/, /ˈbræi̯əl/
Rhymes: -æi̯l

Noun

brayle (plural brayles)

(rare) A brail; a rope for trussing up sails.
(rare) An animal's chest.

Descendants

English: brail

References

“brail, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-17.

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