Sangraal
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Sangraal
First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English sangrayle, seynt Graal, from Old French Saint Graal; see saint ( def. ), grail ( def. )
Example Sentences
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It was inconceivable that a knight of such noble principles would even consider touching the Sangraal, to say nothing of making off with it.
From A Knyght Ther Was by Young, Robert F.
There was no Sangraal in the room, for that matter.
From A Knyght Ther Was by Young, Robert F.
Hawker has a poem on the Sangraal, but it was never completed.
From Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook, Vol. 3 by Brewer, Ebenezer Cobham
Boiardo had too vivid a sympathy with nature and humanity to appreciate the mysteries which allured the Northern poets of Parzival, the Sangraal, and the Faery Queen.
From Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) by Symonds, John Addington
"I would rest my eyes upon the Sangraal."
From A Knyght Ther Was by Young, Robert F.
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