ENGRAIL


Meaning of ENGRAIL in English

ə̇nˈgrāl, en-, chiefly before pause or consonant -āəl transitive verb

( -ed/-ing/-s )

Etymology: Middle English engrelen, from Middle French engresler, from en- en- (I) + gresle, graisle slender, from Latin gracilis — more at gracile

1.

a. : to indent (as a heraldic ordinary) with small curves — see engrailed

b. : to ornament especially with a pattern indented on the edge

2. obsolete : to carve in intaglio

3.

a. obsolete : roughen

b. : to cause to appear serrated

a scene engrailed by three tall peaks

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.