Brail
Brail ({not transcribed}) , noun
[Old English brayle furling rope, Old French braiol a band placed around the breeches, fromF. braies, pl., breeches, from Latin braca, bracae, breeches, a Gallic word; compare Arm. bragez. Compare Breeches.]
1.
(Falconry) A thong of soft leather to bind up a hawk's wing.
2.
(Nautical) Ropes passing through pulleys, and used to haul in or up the leeches, bottoms, or corners of sails, preparatory to furling.
3.
A stock at each end of a seine to keep it stretched.
Brail , transitive verb
(Nautical) To haul up by the brails; -- used with up; as, to brail up a sail.