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engrail

[ en-greyl ]

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.

engrail

/ ɪ²Ôˈɡ°ù±ðɪ±ô /

verb

  1. tr to decorate or mark (the edge of) (a coin) with small carved notches
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ±ð²Ôˈ²µ°ù²¹¾±±ô³¾±ð²Ô³Ù, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ±ð²Ô·²µ°ù²¹¾±±ôm±ð²Ô³Ù noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of engrail1

1375–1425; late Middle English engrelen < Anglo-French, Middle French engresler, equivalent to en- en- 1 + gresler to make slender ≪ Latin gracilis gracile; compare French ²µ°ùê±ô±ð kind of file, derivative of ²µ°ùê±ô±ðr
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of engrail1

C14: from Old French engresler, from en- 1+ gresle slim, from Latin gracilis slender, graceful

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