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Definition of Engrail
1. v. t. To variegate or spot, as with hail.
2. v. i. To form an edging or border; to run in curved or indented lines.
Definition of Engrail
1. Verb. To form an edging or border; to run in curved or indented lines. ¹
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Definition of Engrail
1. to ornament the edge of with curved indentations [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Engrail
Literary usage of Engrail
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Monthly Review by Ralph Griffiths (1822)
"... Below the casque is spread ; the lion ramps Upon his mailed breast, engrail'd
with gold. Behind him stand his barons, in dark file Rang'd, ..."