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Brail
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 .

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Braille
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brail
Jan 01, 1996; brail (naut.) pl. small ropes for trussing up sails. XV. — OF. brail , braiel :- medL. brācāle waistbelt, f....
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Peter J. Solomon Company Hires Senior Banker Richard S. Brail.
Feb 09, 2009; NEW YORK -- PETER J. SOLOMON COMPANY (PJSC), a 20 year old independent investment banking advisory firm, announced today that...
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Brail's car production rises month-on-month in February
Mar 09, 2009; Brail's car production rises month-on-month in February RIO DE JANEIRO, March 9 (Xinhua) -- Brazil's vehicle production reached...
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brails
Jan 01, 2006; brails, ropes leading from the leech on both sides of a loose-footed sail on a fore-and-aft rig and through leading blocks...
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Changes Coming To SEC, Blackstone, plus other personel moves.(Personnel File)(Securities and Exchange Commission appoints David Becker)(Bruce Amlicke leaves The Blackstone Group)(Peter J. Solomon Co. appoints Richard Brail )
Feb 16, 2009; Byline: Editorial Staff The Securities and Exchange Commission has made some high-profile personnel changes, hiring David Becker...
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