Grail

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A cup or plate that, according to medieval legend, was used by Jesus at the Last Supper and that later became the object of many chivalrous quests. Also called Holy Grail.
  • n. The object of a prolonged endeavor.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The Holy Grail.
  • n. A book of offices in the Roman Catholic Church; a gradual.
  • n. Small particles of earth; gravel.
  • n. One of the small feathers of a hawk.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A book of offices in the Roman Catholic Church; a gradual.
  • n. A broad, open dish; a chalice; -- only used of the Holy Grail.
  • n. Small particles of earth; gravel.
  • n. One of the small feathers of a hawk.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Same as gradual, 2.
  • n. In medieval legend, a cup or chalice, called more particularly the holy grail or sangreal, supposed to have been of emerald, used by Christ at the last supper, and in which Joseph of Arimathea caught the last drops of Christ's blood as he was taken from the cross.
  • n. Fine particles: in the quotation apparently referring to the fine beads or air-bubbles of mantling liquor.
  • n. Fine gravel; sand.
  • n. One of the smaller feathers of a hawk.
  • n. A single-cut file with one curved and one straight face, used by comb-makers.
  • In comb-making, to treat with a single-cut file or grail.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. (legend) chalice used by Christ at the Last Supper
  • n. the object of any prolonged endeavor
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    chalice    goblet    objective    aim    target    object   
    Hyponym
    Holy Grail   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    gradual    chalice    gravel    platter    sangrail   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Bayle    Braille    Dail    Dale    Gael    Gail    Galle    Gayle    Hale    Jarrell   
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