pail
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pail — pail·ful; pail·lasse; pail·las·son; pail·lette; pail·lett·ed; pail·lon; pail·lard; pail; … English syllables
pail — [peıl] n especially AmE [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: Probably from Old English pAgel, a unit of measurement for liquids] 1.) a metal or wooden container with a handle, used for carrying liquids = ↑bucket ▪ a milk pail pail of ▪ a pail of water … Dictionary of contemporary English
Pail — (p[=a]l), n. [OE. paile, AS. p[ae]gel a wine vessel, a pail, akin to D. & G. pegel a watermark, a gauge rod, a measure of wine, Dan. p[ae]gel half a pint.] A vessel of wood or tin, etc., usually cylindrical and having a bail, used esp. for… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pail — [ peıl ] noun count an open metal or plastic container with a handle, used for carrying liquid and soft substances such as sand or earth a. the things in a pail, or the amount that a pail contains … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pail — n. pl. pailfuls [pāl] n. [ME paile < OE pægel, small measure, wine vessel < LL pagella (dim. of L pagina,PAGE1), a small page, in VL, a measure of area, later a measure of volume: infl. by OFr paele, a pan < L patella: see PATELLA] 1. a… … English World dictionary
pail — (n.) mid 14c., from O.Fr. paielle warming pan, liquid measure, bath, possibly from L. patella small pan, dish, dim. of patina broad shallow pan (see PAN (Cf. pan) (n.)). Old English had pægel wine vessel, but etymology does not support a… … Etymology dictionary
pail — ► NOUN ▪ a bucket. ORIGIN origin uncertain … English terms dictionary
pail — noun (esp. AmE) ⇨ See also ↑bucket ADJECTIVE ▪ empty, full ▪ five gallon, ten gallon ▪ metal, plastic ▪ … Collocations dictionary
Pail — Recorded as Pail, Pale, Payle, and Pales, as well as Paler, Pailer, Payler, Paylor and possibly others, this is probably an English surname, but of pre 10th century Old French origins. If so it was introduced into the British Isles after the… … Surnames reference
pail — noun (C) especially AmE 1 a container with a handle for carrying liquids or used by children when playing on the beach: a milk pail | The kids bought shovels and pails to the beach. 2 also pail.ful / fUl/ the amount a pail will hold: It takes… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
