present participle of engrail

(heraldry) having an edge or border indented with semicircles with points outwards. Usually the saltire and the dexter edge of the border of the shield both have cuts along their entire length the shape of crescent moons.

A European moth, Ectropis crepuscularia.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of engrail

(transitive) To make rough. / (intransitive) To form an edging or border; to run in curved or indented lines.

(transitive) To variegate or spot, as with hail. / (transitive, heraldry, archaic) To indent with small curves.

The ring of dots around the edge of a coin or medal, etc. / (heraldry) Indentation in curved lines, as of a line of division or the edge of an ordinary.

plural of engrailment

plural of engrailed