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First published 1951 (DOST Vol. II).
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Entail, Entayll, n. [ME. entaile (c 1300), entayle, OF. entaille.] Ornamental carving or sculpture. —c1420 Wynt. v. 46.
That gret tempyll fell That … the Romanys … Off fyne entaylle [C. entail] gert fowndyd be
