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12 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hail \Hail\, interj. [See {Hail}, v. t.] An exclamation of respectful or reverent salutation, or occasionally, of familiar greeting. ``Hail, brave friend.'' --Shak. {All hail}. See in the Vocabulary. {Hail Mary}, a form of prayer made use of in the Roman Catholic Church in invocation of the Virgin. See {Ave Maria}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hail \Hail\, n. A wish of health; a salutation; a loud call ``Their puissant hail.'' --M. Arnold. The angel hail bestowed. --Milton. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hail \Hail\ (h[=a]l), n. [OE. hail, ha[yogh]el, AS h[ae]gel; akin to D., G., Dan., & Sw hagel; Icel. hagl; cf Gr ka`chlhx pebble.] Small roundish masses of ice precipitated from the clouds, where they are formed by the congelation of vapor. The separate masses or grains are called hailstones. Thunder mixed with hail, Hail mixed with fire, must rend the Egyptian sky. --Milton. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hail \Hail\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Halled}; p. pr & vb n. {Halting}.] [OE. hailen, AS haqalian.] To pour down particles of ice, or frozen vapors. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hail \Hail\, v. t. To pour forcibly down as hail. --Shak. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hail \Hail\, a. Healthy. See {Hale} (the preferable spelling). From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hail \Hail\, v. t. [OE. hailen, heilen, Icel. heil hale, sound, used in greeting. See {Hale} sound.] 1. To call loudly to or after to accost; to salute; to address. 2. To name to designate; to call And such a son as all men hailed me happy. --Milton. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hail \Hail\, v. i. 1. To declare, by hailing, the port from which a vessel sails or where she is registered; hence to sail; to come -- used with from as the steamer hails from New York. 2. To report as one's home or the place from whence one comes to come -- with from [Colloq.] --G. G. Halpine. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Hale \Hale\ (h[=a]l), a. [Written also {hail}.] [OE. heil, Icel. heill; akin to E. whole. See {Whole}.] Sound; entire; healthy; robust; not impaired; as a hale body. Last year we thought him strong and hale. --Swift. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: hail n 1: precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents 2: enthusiastic greeting v 1: praise vociferously [syn: {acclaim}, {herald}] 2: be a native of "She hails from Kalamazoo" [syn: {come}] 3: call for as of cabs 4: greet enthusiastically 5: precipitate as small ice particles; "It hailed for an hour" From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: Hail! a salutation expressive of a wish for the welfare of the person addressed; the translation of the Greek _Chaire_, Rejoice" (Luke 1:8). Used in mockery in Matt. 27:29. From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: Hail frozen rain-drops; one of the plagues of Egypt (Ex. 9:23). It is mentioned by Haggai as a divine judgment (Hag. 2:17). A hail-storm destroyed the army of the Amorites when they fought against Joshua (Josh. 10:11). Ezekiel represents the wall daubed with untempered mortar as destroyed by great hail-stones (Ezek. 13:11). (See also 38:22; Rev. 8:7; 11:19; 16:21.)
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