Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun See grail.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun See grail, a dish.

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  • noun Obsolete form of grail.

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Examples

  • The designers had their first breakthrough in the 1910s with a technique known as "graal," allowing for ghostly variations in color by cutting through layers of tinted glass, which are then covered in clear crystal.

    From Classic Stemware to Avant-Garde Art, Sweden Offers a New Way to Look at Glass Design 2009

  • The graal pieces are a stark contrast to Gate's and Hald's later engraved, clear crystal vases and urns, which created an international market for Swedish glass.

    From Classic Stemware to Avant-Garde Art, Sweden Offers a New Way to Look at Glass Design 2009

  • Jus liek Fronsh guards in Montee Piithn adn teh wholly graal?

    Damn u imaginary kwiksandz! - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008

  • Popular Mechanics | The 10 most prophetic sci-fi movies ever O filme de FC perfeito é o santo graal dos cinéfilos amantes de ficção científica.

    Leituras Artur 2008

  • Reply www.bastimmers.nl » Blog Archive » Diginews 58: de gouden graal voor toekomst journalistiek says:

    New business models for news « BuzzMachine 2008

  • BBC | Warming opens northwest passage A passagem do noroeste foi um mítico graal dos navegadores, interessados numa rota circumpolar directa entre o Atlântico e o Pacífico.

    Leituras Artur 2007

  • If Dan Brown had done his homework he would have found that when the Grail first appeared in twelfth century French romance literature it was simply "un graal," a rather pagan-like plate for serving food that had some magical properties.

    Archive 2006-06-01 Carolingian 2006

  • If Dan Brown had done his homework he would have found that when the Grail first appeared in twelfth century French romance literature it was simply "un graal," a rather pagan-like plate for serving food that had some magical properties.

    The Da Vinci Controversy Carolingian 2006

  • A fusão nuclear é o santo graal da energia: sabemos que é possível é assim que o sol gera energia mas até agora tem sido de obtenção elusiva - daí o multinacional e multimilionário ITER, que irá construir em Cadarache aquele que agora é o segundo reactor de fusão nuclear do mundo.

    Leituras Artur 2006

  • This is based on the idea that the original French sangraal, which is usually taken as san graal Holy Grail, should properly be rendered as sang real—the royal blood, which they took to mean a bloodline.

    The Templar Revelation Lynn Picknett 2004

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