Sangrail

British

/ ˈsæŋɡrɪəl, sæŋˈɡreɪl /

noun

another name for the Holy Grail

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Etymology

Origin of Sangrail

C15: from Old French Saint Graal. See _saint , _{Holy Grail}

Example Sentences

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I've never found him quite as devastatingly debonair as Clovis Sangrail, with his mulberry eyes and lowered dexter eyelid.

From The Guardian • Dec. 23, 2010

Another was Clovis Sangrail, a young man much given to the kind of "gorgeous hoax" that might scandalize a dull house party.

From Time Magazine Archive

“Dora Bittholz is coming on Thursday,” said Mrs. Sangrail.

From Beasts and Super-Beasts by Saki

"It would be a great convenience to me," pursued Mrs. Sangrail, abandoning the careless tone.

From The Chronicles of Clovis by Saki

That is the key-note of Parsifal, the Knight of the Sangrail.

From Parsifal Story and Analysis of Wagner's Great Opera by Haweis, H. R. (Hugh Reginald)

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