Vails

*conwinces nightshayde to do speshul phunkee vershun of teh dans of teh seben vails, wib tishyews insted of vails* ❋ Unknown (2008)

These fees are called vails; and they serve instead of wages: for though in private houses the master generally contracts with his servant to give him wages, yet these are seldom or never paid; and indeed the vails commonly amount to much more. ❋ Henry Fielding (1730)

The king at first 'vails' at discretion, but is compelled by ❋ Arnold Wynne (N/A)

It was always customary at that time to give "vails" to the nurse when visiting a new-born child; sometimes gifts of money, often of trinkets and articles of clothing. ❋ Anna Green Winslow (1881)

After this disturbance, the servants were not only deprived of the freedom of the playhouse, but the custom of giving them "vails," which had theretofore universally prevailed in Scotland, was abolished. ❋ Dutton Cook (1856)

They stone them, behead them, throw acid in their faces, keep them from driving, make them wear vails, throw them in prison, beat them, stop them from going to school, make them get married as teenagers…I could go on. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Iz kitteh gonna do teh danse ov teh elebenty vails? ❋ Unknown (2009)

O hao byootimus tehy are in thyre bridel reegailya awwwwwww- luk at dose delikat vails, adn teh teenytiny bookays dey are clutchin…. ❋ Unknown (2009)

She gave no vails to the servants at Castle Rackrent at parting, notwithstanding the old proverb of ‘as rich as a Jew,’ which she, being a ❋ Unknown (2006)

The glasses, and the fine linen, and the hoods, and the vails. ❋ Unknown (2006)

From Whitaker Lewisham learnt that it would be possible at a cost of £2, 6s. 1d. or £2, 7s. 1d. (one of the items was ambiguous) to get married within the week — that charge being exclusive of vails — at the district registry office. ❋ Herbert George (2004)

I boasted that we had the honour of being the first to abolish the unhospitable, troublesome, and ungracious custom of giving vails to servants. ❋ Unknown (2004)

‘Sir, you abolished vails, because you were too poor to be able to give them.’ ❋ Unknown (2004)

Then the attendants began to demand vails I replied by opening my empty pouch. ❋ Unknown (2003)

She must unlock what lay hidden in his mind-his experiences, his tra - vails, his secrets. ❋ Brooks, Terry (2000)

In Tibet, Lamaism, which is an amalga - mation of Esoteric Buddhism with popular faiths, pre - vails with Lamas as spiritual leaders, although their spiritual prestige has greatly declined due to the Com - munist invasion in 1959. ❋ HAJIME NAKAMURA (1968)

But this gospel worship is our access or drawing nigh to God; no interposition of vails, or any other carnal, ordinance whatever. ❋ 1616-1683 (1968)

God took possession of those houses -- the tabernacle and the temple -- by a cloud, to signify those types and vails which the people were under, so that they could not see to the end of those houses; which were to denote the coming of the Son of God to fix his tabernacle among us, by taking human nature upon him. ❋ 1616-1683 (1968)

It cannot be denied but that Providence was eminently exalted in the work of your protection and delivery; yet truly, for my part, I cannot but conceive that it vails to the efficacy of grace, in preventing you from putting forth your hands unto iniquity, in any sinful compliance with the enemies of our peace. ❋ 1616-1683 (1968)