English Explanatory Dictionary

Holy Grail

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An artifact in Arthurian mythology, being the cup used by Christ at the Last Supper and in which some of his blood was caught during the crucifixion.
  2. A web page layout with fixed-width columns to the left and right, and a central area that fills the remaining space.
noun
  1. Anything that is highly sought-after but attained only through a difficult endeavor.
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Holy Grail.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Holy Grail.wav

Word forms

Holy Grail the Holy Grail Holy Grails

Etymology

From Middle English Holy Grayle. (web page layout): So called because it was traditionally difficult to achieve with the available markup.

Related words

Sangrail
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