Hail (hāl), n. [OE. hail, ha&yogh_;el, AS. hægel, hagol; akin to D., G., Dan., & Sw. hagel; Icel. hagl; cf. Gr. kachlhx 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.
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Thunder mixed with hail,
Hail mixed with fire, must rend the Egyptian sky. Milton.
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Hail, v. t. To pour forcibly down, as hail. Shak.
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Hail, v. t. [OE. hailen, heilen, Icel. heill hale, sound, used in greeting. See Hale sound.] 1. To call loudly to, or after; to accost; to salute; to address.
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2. To name; to designate; to call.
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And such a son as all men hailed me happy. Milton.
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Hail, interj. [See Hail, v. t.] An exclamation of respectful or reverent salutation, or, occasionally, of familiar greeting. “Hail, brave friend.” Shak.
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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.
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