engrailed

engrailed


en·grailed    Audio Help   (ěn-grāld')   

adj.  
  1. Heraldry Indented along the edge with small curves.

  2. Having an edge or a margin formed by a series of raised dots: engrailed silver coins.


[Middle English engreled, from Old French engresle, past participle of engresler, to engrail : en-, causative pref.; see en-1 + gresle, slender, tapered (from Latin gracilis).]
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