Definitions for "Brails"
Keywords:  furl, mast, sail, spritsail, mizzen
Ropes belonging to the foot or lower corners of the mizzen or stay-sails, used to draw them up.
The lines used to pull the outer edge ( leech) of a fore-and-aft sail forward to a mast. These lines are used to begin to furl the sail.
Ropes or wires used to furl/stow the spritsail by drawing it up to the mast in a manner similar to that used in opening a traditional theatre curtain. Hence to brail up, to stow up sails in brails.