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crailed, a.
Perhaps for cralled, crulled, curled.[Crulled is Devonshire dial., and the author was from Plymouth. Cf. also crall v.] 1703T. N[eve] City & C. Purch. 20 [Balcony Railings] are sometimes made of cast Iron of various Figures in semi Relief, and others of wrought Iron, in crail'd Work, or flourishes, of different shapes, according to..Fancy.
[So1734in Builder's Dict. s.v. Balcony. Chambers Cycl. Supp. 1753 cites Neve's statement, but reads crail-work, which has thence passed into Arch. Publ. Soc. Dict. (1855) s.v. Crail.] |