† vailern.
Obsolete. rare.
1. One who abases or brings down; a humbler.
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the mind > emotion > humility > [noun] > making humble > one who makes humble
vailer1600
1600 C. Tourneur Transformed Metamorph. sig. Bv With all the force of..fearefull thunder, vailer of earth's pride.
2. One who vails or doffs the hat, etc. in salutation.
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the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > respect > [noun] > one who shows respect > one who doffs the hat
vailer1614
1614 T. Overbury et al. Characters in Wife now Widdow sig. D3 If he finds not good store of vaylers [1615 (6th impr.) vailer], he comes home stiffe and seere.
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n.1600- passion of my soul
- passion oratorio
- passion pit
- passion play
- passion sunday
- passion vine
- passion wagon
- passion week
- passion-blazing
- passion-breather
- passion-clouded
- passion-coloured
- passion-dimmed
- passion-distracted
- passion-driven
- passion-filled
- passion-frantic
- passion-free
- passion-guided
- passion-killer
- passion-kindled
- passion-kindling
- passion-led
- passion-lettuce
- passion-like