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adj
Having its end terminate in forked tips which curl around both ways, either like or else more pronounced than moline or anchory/ancré.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics
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Antonyms: none provided
History
From Anglo-Norman cercelé, recercelé ("curly, curled"), from Old French cercelé (compare cerceau (“hoop”)). Attested since at least 1500.
Across languages
2 source translations are retained for this English entry.
