engrail

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(en grāl′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
en•grail  (en grāl′),USA pronunciation v.t. 
  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.
  • Anglo-French, Middle French engresler, equivalent. to en- en-1 + gresler to make slender Latin gracilis gracile; compare French grêle kind of file, derivative of grêler
  • late Middle English engrelen 1375–1425
en•grail′ment, n. 

'engrail' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
engrailed

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