ENGRAILED


Meaning of ENGRAILED in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ in-ˈgrāld, en- ]

adjective

Etymology: Middle English engreled, from Anglo-French engreslé, literally, reduced, thinned, from en- + gresle slender, from Latin gracilis

Date: 15th century

1. : indented with small concave curves

an engrailed heraldic bordure

2. : made of or bordered by a circle of raised dots

an engrailed coin

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.