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engrail Definition

en·grail (en grāl′)

transitive verb

  1. to indent (an edge or rim) with concave, curved notches
  2. to ornament the edge of with such a pattern

Etymology: ME engrelen (only in pp.) < OFr engresler < en-, in + gresle, slender < L gracilis: see gracile

engrail Related Forms
en·grailed′ adjective en·grail′·ment noun
engrail Usage Examples

Object

  • bordure: Bateman's arms are blazoned: Sable a crescent Ermine within a bordure engrailed Argent.
  • chevron: The original Bradford shield featured a red and blue per pale field bearing an engrailed gold chevron between three hunting horns.
  • gules: Argent, a cross engrailed gules, between four water bougets sable.
  • cross: Sir William de Saint Clare ~ Argent a cross engrailed Sable.
  • saltire: His wife wears a mantle ornamented with the Verney arms and an engrailed saltire.
  • sable: Arms: Or, a chevron engrailed sable between three wolves ' heads erased of the last.

Adjective complement

  • gules: Argent 2 chevrons azure and a border engrailed gules.

Preposition: between

  • bull: Argent a cheveron engrailed between three bulls ' beads cabossed sable.