ENGRAIL


Meaning of ENGRAIL in English

— engrailment , n.

/en grayl"/ , v.t.

1. to ornament the edge of with curved indentations.

2. Minting. to make dots or curves on the cylindrical edge of (a coin, medal, etc.) so as to form a pattern.

[ 1375-1425; late ME engrelen engresler, equiv. to en- EN- 1 + gresler to make slender gracilis GRACILE; cf. F grêle kind of file, deriv. of grêler ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .