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Original entry ↗A small rope used to truss up sails. · A thong of soft leather to bind up a hawk's wing. · A stock at each end of a seine to keep it stretched. · A rope or line used to suspend lights or scenery in a certain position.
To reef, shorten or strike sail using brails.
From Middle English brayle, from Old French braiel, from Medieval Latin bracale (“girdle”) (from bracae (“breeches”)).
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