ENTAILLE
\ɛntˈe͡ɪl], \ɛntˈeɪl], \ɛ_n_t_ˈeɪ_l]\
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A deep wound made by a sharp instrument obliquely. Entailles and Taillades are, also, used to designate deep scarifications, made for the purpose of producing a speedy degorgement of any tumefied part; such, for example, as are made in the tongue in certain cases of glossitis.
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