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engresler (c.1245)
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engresler (c.1245)

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engraler;  engreiller,  engreillier;  engreler,  engreller;  engreslir  (engreder (l. engredler))  
  FEW:  gracilis 4,203a Gdf:  engrelli 3,179c GdfC:  engreslé 9,468a TL: engresle 3,408 / engresler 3,408 DEAF:  graisle (*engraislier) G1193 / graisle (*engraislir) G1194 DMF:  engrêlé  TLF: ∅ OED:  engrail v.  / engrailed a.  MED:  engreled ppl.  DMLBS:  engrelatus 779a / ingraciliare 1371a

v.trans.

to slim, reduce in size: 
( MS: s.xiiim )  pur les mameles engred[l]er  Rom 32 (O.1.20) 87

p.p. as a.

1emaciated, scrawny, extremely thin: 
( c.1245; MS: c.1255 )  Gambes sanz brahun, engresliz, Si ke dé genoilz la junture Au dos se tuert cuntre nature  S Edw paris ANTS 1938
2herald.engrailed, bordered with semi-circular indents: 
( c.1275 )  P.P., d’azur a sis merlos d’or a une bende d’or engralé  Eight Rolls 46.83
( 1300; MS: s.xiv1 )  La bende de or engreellie Portoit en la rouge baniere  Eight Rolls 102.50
( c.1305; MS: c.1330 )  L’escu [...] si est de fin sable [...] Si porte un lambon [...] Ové un fes engrelee  BOZ Char 460
( MS: c.1334 )  Le seignur de D. port quarteré d’argent et de goules [...] et son frere mesmes les armes, le baston engrellé  Ashmole Roll m 2
( s.xivm; MS: s.xivex )  Fes engrelee et fes engravelee  Dean Tract 132
croiz engreslee
croiz1

See also:

agresler  gresle1 
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