verb
- present participle of vail; lowering or removing (a hat or other covering) as a sign of respect or submission
Usage: archaic
Examples
- The knight was vailing his helmet before the queen.
- Vailing their caps, the sailors showed respect to their captain.
- The courtiers were vailing their bonnets as the king passed.
- He stood vailing his hat in the presence of the lady.
- The servants were vailing their heads in deference.