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entrail.

To interweave or bind.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. To interweave or bind.

    archaic
  2. To outline in black.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old French en-bor. Middle English en- English en- Proto-Indo-European *dʰregʰ-der.? Latin trahō Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-trom Proto-Indo-European *-tlom, *-dʰlom Latin -ula Latin trāgula Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Vulgar Latin *tragulāre Old French traillerbor. Middle English trailen English trail English entrail From en- + trail.

noun/ˈɛn.tɹeɪl//ˈɛn.tɹəl/
  1. singular of entrails; an internal organ of an animal.

    form-of · singular · usually
  2. Entanglement; fold.

    archaic
Where this word comes from

From Middle English entraille, from Old French entraille (compare modern French entrailles), from Late Latin intrālia, modification of Latin intrānea, contraction of interāneum (“gut, intestine”), substantive of interāneus (“internal, inward”).

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