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== King James Dictionary <ref name="term_64040" /> == | == King James Dictionary <ref name="term_64040" /> == | ||
<p> | <p> VAIL, n. L. velum, from velo, to cover, to spread over. It is correctly written vail for e, in Latin, is our a. </p> 1. Any kind of cloth which is used for intercepting the view and hiding something as the vail of the temple among the Israelites. 2. A piece of thin cloth or silk stuff, used by females to hide their faces. In some eastern countries, certain classes of females never appear abroad without vails. 3. A cover that which conceals as the vail of oblivion. 4. In botany, the membranous covering of the germen in the Musci and Hepaticae the calypter. 5. Vails, money given to servants. Not used in America. <p> VAIL, L. velo. To cover to hide from the sight as, to vail the face. </p> <p> VAIL, </p> 1. To let fall. <p> They stiffly refused to vail their bonnets. </p> <p> I believe wholly obsolete. </p> 2. To let fall to lower as, to vail the topsail. Obs. 3. To let fall to sink. Obs. <p> VAIL, To yield or recede to give place to show respect by yielding. </p> <p> [[Thy]] convenience must vail to thy neighbor's necessity. Obs. </p> | ||
== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_191811" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_191811" /> == | ||
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== Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types <ref name="term_198485" /> == | == Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types <ref name="term_198485" /> == | ||
<p> Isaiah 25:7 (b) This is typical of the blindness which Satan has brought over the minds and hearts of the [[Gentile]] nations. It is described more fully under the figure of blindness in2Co 4:4. </p> <p> 2 Corinthians 3:14 (a) This represents the peculiar unbelief which fills the hearts and minds of the people of [[Israel]] as they read the Old [[Testament]] and cannot see [[Christ]] depicted there. </p> <p> Hebrews 6:19 (b) The word is used to describe that mysterious space that separate us from | <p> Isaiah 25:7 (b) This is typical of the blindness which Satan has brought over the minds and hearts of the [[Gentile]] nations. It is described more fully under the figure of blindness in2Co 4:4. </p> <p> 2 Corinthians 3:14 (a) This represents the peculiar unbelief which fills the hearts and minds of the people of [[Israel]] as they read the Old [[Testament]] and cannot see [[Christ]] depicted there. </p> <p> Hebrews 6:19 (b) The word is used to describe that mysterious space that separate us from GOD, but through which by faith we come to GOD. </p> | ||
== Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary <ref name="term_48902" /> == | == Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary <ref name="term_48902" /> == | ||
