n. & v. t.
Same as Veil.
n.
Avails; profit; return; proceeds.
n.
An unexpected gain or acquisition; a casual advantage or benefit; a windfall.
n.
Money given to servants by visitors; a gratuity; -- usually in the plural.
v. t.
To let fail; to allow or cause to sink.
v. t.
To lower, or take off, in token of inferiority, reverence, submission, or the like.
v. i.
To yield or recede; to give place; to show respect by yielding, uncovering, or the like.
n.
Submission; decline; descent.
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