Engrail

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Engrail \En*grail"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Engrailed}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Engrailing}.] [F. engr[^e]ler; pref. en- (L. in) +
     gr[^e]le hail. See {Grail} gravel.]
     1. To variegate or spot, as with hail.
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              A caldron new engrailed with twenty hues. --Chapman.
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     2. (Her.) To indent with small curves. See {Engrailed}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Engrail \En*grail"\, v. i.
     To form an edging or border; to run in curved or indented
     lines. --Parnell.
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