entail

Definitions

1. 1.Delicately carved ornamental work; intaglio. [Obs.] "A work of rich entail." Spenser.
2. 2.To settle or fix inalienably on a person or thing, or on a person and his descendants or a certain line of descendants; -- said especially of an estate; to bestow as an heritage. Allowing them to entail their estates. Hume. I here entail The crown to thee and to thine heirs forever. Shak.
3. 3.To appoint hereditary possessor. [Obs.] To entail him and his heirs unto the crown. Shak.
4. 4.To cut or carve in a ornamental way. [Obs.] Entailed with curious antics. Spenser.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is delicately carved ornamental work; intaglio. [Obs.] "A work of rich entail." Spenser called?
• What is to appoint hereditary possessor. [Obs.] To entail him and his heirs unto the crown. Shak called?
• What is to cut or carve in a ornamental way. [Obs.] Entailed with curious antics. Spenser called?