Brail 641075 223219341 2008-07-03T02:56:30Z ClueBot 4928500 Reverting possible vandalism by [[Special:Contributions/Gglamaroso|Gglamaroso]] to version by 68.208.57.3. False positive? [[User:ClueBot/FalsePositives|Report it]]. Thanks, [[User:ClueBot]]. (431345) (Bot) {{for|the tactile alphabet|Braille}} '''Brails''', in a [[ship]], are small ropes passing through pulleys, and used to haul in or up the [[Parts_of_a_sail#The_edges|leeches]], bottoms, or corners of [[sail]]s, before [[Furl (sailing)|furling]] <ref name="webster">''Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary'', 1913.</ref>. These brails belong only to the two [[Course (sail)|course]]s and the [[mizzen]] sail. The command is, ''hale up the brails'', or, ''brail up the sails'' <ref name="cyclopaedia">{{1728}}</ref>. {{Water-transport-stub}} ==References== <references/> [[Category:Nautical terms]] [[Category:Sailing vessels and rigging]] [[Category:Sailboat anatomy]] [[Category:Ropework]] {{wiktionary}}