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engrail

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en⋅grail

  [en-greyl]
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–verb (used with object)
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.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME engrelen < AF, MF engresler, equiv. to en- en- 1 + gresler to make slender ≪ L gracilis gracile; cf. F grêle kind of file, deriv. of grêler

Related forms:
en⋅grail⋅ment, noun
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