noun.
Submission; decline; descent.
Same as veil.
transitive verb.
To let fall; to allow or cause to sink.
transitive verb.
To lower, or take off, in token of inferiority, reverence, submission, or the like.
noun.
Avails; profit; return; proceeds.
noun.
An unexpected gain or acquisition; a casual advantage or benefit; a windfall.
noun.
Money given to servants by visitors; a gratuity; -- usually in the plural.
intransitive verb.
To yield or recede; to give place; to show respect by yielding, uncovering, or the like.