Engoulée, a.

adjective

Engoulée (ŏng'goo-lā'), a. [Fr., p. p. of engouler, to swallow up, from en, in, and gueule, from Lat. gula, gullet, throat.] (Her.) Having the extremity placed in the mouth of an animal;—said of a cross, saltire, and the like.

A heraldic shield bearing a broad diagonal band and a small flower-like emblem in the upper-left field.