Grail
111the grail — n Something excellent, outstanding. His new board is the grail! 1980s …
112Holy Grail — See Grail …
113the Grail — UK [ɡreɪl] / US See: the Holy Grail …
114the Holy Grail — UK / US 1) informal something that someone wants very much to have or to achieve For our supporters, a place in the final is a Holy Grail. 2) in old stories, the cup that Jesus drank from at the last supper …
115Holy Grail — /hoʊli ˈgreɪl/ (say hohlee grayl) noun 1. Also, Sangraal. (in medieval legend) a cup or chalice used by Jesus at the Last Supper, and in which Joseph of Arimathaea received the last drops of Jesus blood at the cross; subsequently sought by many… …
116holy grail — Sacred creed or value. ► “Cost cutting has become the holy grail of corporate management. . . . But what helps the financial statement up front can end up hurting it DOWN THE ROAD.” (Wall Street Journal, May 14, 1994, p. A1) …
117en|grail|ment — «ehn GRAYL muhnt», noun. 1. indentation in curved lines. 2. an engrailed circle or a ring or dots around the edge of a coin, medal, etc …
118en|grail — «ehn GRAYL», transitive verb. to ornament with curved indentations: »hills with peaky tops engrail d (Tennyson). ╂[< Middle French engreler < Old French engresler < en in (< Latin in ) + gresle hail (as if pitted by hail, or shaped… …
119Holy Grail — noun a) An artifact in Christian mythology, being the cup used by Christ at the Last Supper and in which some of his blood was caught during the crucifixion. b) A distant, all but unobtainable ultimate goal of a person or organization …
120Holy Grail — Synonyms and related words: Agnus Dei, Host, Pieta, Sanctus bell, Sangraal, ark, asperger, asperges, aspergillum, bambino, beadroll, beads, candle, censer, chaplet, ciborium, cross, crucifix, cruet, eucharistial, holy cross, holy water, holy… …
