(Fr. grêle hail.) Small particles of any kind.--Johnson.
Margaret curvetted about the mounds, she leaped the hollows (in the snow), the fine grail glancing before her and fuzzing her face and neck.--Margaret, p. 175
·noun Small particles of earth; gravel. II. Grail ·noun One of the small feathers of a hawk. III. ...
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