engoulée

adjective

en·​gou·​lée

variants or less commonly engoulé

äⁿgülā

or engouled

(ˈ)än¦güld

heraldry

: having the extremities issuing from the mouths of animals

—used of an ordinary

Word History

Etymology

engoulée from French, feminine of engoulé, from past participle of engouler to swallow up, from Old French engoler, from en- en- entry 1 + gole throat, mouth, from Latin gula throat; engoulé from French, from past participle of engouler; engouled modification (influenced by English -ed) of French engoulé

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