grails
plural of grail
• Sligar, argils, glairs
Source: Wiktionary
Grail, n. Etym: [OF. greel, LL. gradale. See Gradual, n.]
Definition: A book of offices in the Roman Catholic Church; a gradual. [Obs.] T. Warton. Such as antiphonals, missals, grails, processionals, etc. Strype.
Grail, n. Etym: [OF. graal, greal, greet, F. graal, gral, LL. gradalis, gradale, prob. derived fr. L. crater bowl, mixing vessel, Gr. krath`r. See Crater.]
Definition: A broad, open dish; a chalice; -- only used of the Holy Grail.
Note: The Holy Grail, according to some legends of the Middle Ages, was the cup used by our Savior in dispensing the wine at the last supper; and according to others, the platter on which the paschal lamb was served at the last Passover observed by our Lord. This cup, according to the legend, if appoached by any but a perfectly pure and holy person, would be borne away and vanish from the sight. The quest of the Holy Grail was to be undertaken only by a knight who was perfectly chaste in thought, word, and act.
Grail, n. Etym: [F. grĂȘle hail, from grĂs grit, OHG. griex, grioz, G. gries, gravel, grit. See Grit.]
Definition: Small particles of earth; gravel. [Obs.] Lying down upon the sandy grail. Spenser.
Grail, n. Etym: [Cf. OF. graite slender, F. grĂȘte.]
Definition: One of the small feathers of a hawk.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 December 2024
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The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
