engouled

engouled
adjective

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engouled /en-gooldˈ/ (heraldry)
adjective
Of bends, crosses, etc, having ends that enter the mouths of animals
ORIGIN: Fr engoulée, from en in, and OFr goule (Fr gueule) a beast's mouth

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engouled, a. Her.
(ɛnˈguːld)
[ad. Fr. engoulée, fem. pa. pple. of engouler, f. en in + OF. goule (F. gueule) mouth (of a beast). The mod. Dicts. give the Fr. form engoulée.]
An epithet applied to bends, crosses, saltiers, etc., the extremities of which enter the mouths of animals.
Robson Brit. Her. Gloss.

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