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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Mallory let him pass, straining his eyes in vain for a glimpse of the Sangraal.
From A Knyght Ther Was by Robert F. Young
In my great haste to return the Sangraal to the chamber and to right the grievous wrong committed by the untrue knight Sir Jason, I did bewray my trust again.
From A Knyght Ther Was by Robert F. Young
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 Ebenezer Cobham Brewer
There was no Sangraal in the room, for that matter.
From A Knyght Ther Was by Robert F. Young
Sangraal, Sancgreal, etc., generally said to be the holy plate from which Christ ate at the Last Supper, brought to England by Joseph of Arimathy.
From Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook, Vol. 3 by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer
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