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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—L

Lower your Sail

In French, “Caler la voile, ” means to salute; to confess yourself submissive or conquered; to humble oneself.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
Lowlanders of Attiea
Lower Empire
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