engrail Meaning, Definition & Usage

En*grail" transitive verb
Etymology
F. engrêler; pref. en- (L. in) + grêle hail. See Grail gravel.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Engrailed ; present participle & verbal noun Engrailing
Definitions
  1. To variegate or spot, as with hail.
    A caldron new engrailed with twenty hues. Chapman.
  2. (Her.) To indent with small curves. See Engrailed.
En*grail" intransitive verb
Definitions
  1. To form an edging or border; to run in curved or indented lines. Parnell.

Webster 1913