Encalendar En·cal"en·dar transitive verb To register in a calendar; to calendar. Drayton.
Encamp En·camp" intransitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Encamped (?; 215);
present participle & verbal noun Encamping .]
To form and occupy a camp; to prepare and settle in temporary habitations, as tents or huts; to halt on a march, pitch tents, or form huts, and remain for the night or for a longer time, as an army or a company traveling. The host of the Philistines encamped in the valley of Rephaim.
1 Chron. xi. 15.
Encamp En·camp" transitive verb To form into a camp; to place in a temporary habitation, or quarters. Bid him encamp his soldiers.
Shak.
Encampment En·camp"ment noun 1. The act of pitching tents or forming huts, as by an army or traveling company, for temporary lodging or rest. 2. The place where an army or a company is encamped; a camp; tents pitched or huts erected for temporary lodgings. A square of about seven hundred yards was sufficient for the encampment of twenty thousand Romans.
Gibbon. A green encampment yonder meets the eye.
Guardian.
Encanker En·can"ker transitive verb To canker. [ Obsolete]
Encapsulation En·cap`su·la"tion noun (Physiol.) The act of inclosing in a capsule; the growth of a membrane around (any part) so as to inclose it in a capsule.
Encarnalize En·car"nal·ize transitive verb To carnalize; to make gross. [ R.] "
Encarnalize their spirits."
Tennyson.
Encarpus En·car"pus noun [ New Latin , from Greek ... containing fruit; ... in + ... fruit; confer Latin
encarpa , plural, Greek ....]
(Architecture) An ornament on a frieze or capital, consisting of festoons of fruit, flowers, leaves, etc. [ Written also
encarpa .]
Encase En·case" transitive verb [ Confer
Enchase .]
To inclose as in a case. See Incase . Beau. & Fl.
Encasement En·case"ment noun [ Confer
Casement .]
1. The act of encasing; also, that which encases. 2. (Biol.) An old theory of generation similar to emboîtement. See Ovulist .
Encash En·cash" transitive verb (Eng. Banking) To turn into cash; to cash. Sat. Rev.
Encashment En·cash"ment noun (Eng. Banking) The payment in cash of a note, draft, etc.
Encauma En·cau"ma noun [ New Latin , from Greek ... mark caused by burning, from .... See
Encaustic .]
(Medicine) An ulcer in the eye, upon the cornea, which causes the loss of the humors. Dunglison.
Encaustic En·caus"tic adjective [ Latin
encausticus , Greek ..., from ... to burn in; ... in + ... to burn: confer French
encaustique . See
Caustic , and confer
Ink .]
(Fine Arts) Prepared by means of heat; burned in. Encaustic painting (Fine Arts) ,
painting by means of wax with which the colors are combined, and which is afterwards fused with hot irons, thus fixing the colors. --
Encaustic tile (Fine Arts) ,
an earthenware tile which has a decorative pattern and is not wholly of one color.
Encaustic En·caus"tic noun [ Latin
encaustica , Greek ... (sc. ...): confer French
encaustique . See
Encaustic ,
adjective ]
The method of painting in heated wax, or in any way where heat is used to fix the colors.
Encave En·cave" transitive verb [ Prefix
en- +
cave : confer French
encaver . Confer
Incavated .]
To hide in, or as in, a cave or recess. "Do but
encave yourself."
Shak.
Enceinte En`ceinte" noun [ French, from
enceindre to gird about, surround, Latin
incingere ;
in (intens). +
cingere to gird. See
Cincture .]
1. (Fort.) The line of works which forms the main inclosure of a fortress or place; -- called also body of the place . 2. The area or town inclosed by a line of fortification. The suburbs are not unfrequently larger than their enceinte .
S. W. Williams.
Enceinte En`ceinte" adjective [ French, from Latin
in not +
cinctus , past participle of
cingere to gird about.]
Pregnant; with child.
Encenia En·ce"ni·a noun plural [ Late Latin
encaenia , from Greek ... a feast of dedication; ... in + ... new.]
A festival commemorative of the founding of a city or the consecration of a church; also, the ceremonies (as at Oxford and Cambridge, England) commemorative of founders or benefactors.
Encense En·cense" transitive verb & i. [ French
encenser , from
encens . See
Incense ,
noun ]
To offer incense to or upon; to burn incense. [ Obsolete]
Chaucer.
Encephalic En`ce·phal"ic adjective [ See
Encephalon .]
(Anat.) Pertaining to the encephalon or brain.
Encephalitis En·ceph`a·li"tis noun [ New Latin , from Greek
'egke`falos the brain +
-itis .]
(Medicine) Inflammation of the brain. --
En`ceph*a*lit"ic adjective
Encephalocele En·ceph"a·lo·cele noun [ Greek
'egke`falos the brain +
kh`lh tumor.]
(Medicine) Hernia of the brain.
Encephaloid En·ceph"a·loid adjective [ Greek
'egke`falos +
-oid .]
Resembling the material of the brain; cerebriform. Encephaloid cancer (Medicine) ,
a very malignant form of cancer of brainlike consistency. See under Cancer .
Encephaloid En·ceph"a·loid noun An encephaloid cancer.
Encephalology En·ceph`a·lol"o·gy noun [ Greek
'egke`falos the brain +
-logy .]
The science which treats of the brain, its structure and functions.
Encephalon En·ceph"a·lon noun [ New Latin See
Encephalos .]
(Anat.) The contents of the cranium; the brain.
Encephalopathy En·ceph`a·lop"a·thy noun [ Greek
'egke`falos the brain +
pa`schein ,
paqei^n , to suffer.]
(Medicine) Any disease or symptoms of disease referable to disorders of the brain; as, lead encephalopathy , the cerebral symptoms attending chronic lead poisoning.
Encephalos En·ceph"a·los noun [ New Latin , from Greek
'egke`falos ;
'en in +
kefalh` head.]
(Anat.) The encephalon. In man the encephalos reaches its full size about seven years of age.
Sir W. Hamilton.
Encephalotomy En·ceph`a·lot"o·my noun [ Greek
'egke`falos the brain + ... a cutting.]
(Surg.) The act or art of dissecting the brain.
Encephalous En·ceph"a·lous adjective (Zoology) Having a head; -- said of most Mollusca; -- opposed to acephalous .
Enchafe En·chafe" transitive verb To chafe; to enrage; to heat. [ Obsolete]
Shak.
Enchafing En·chaf"ing noun Heating; burning. [ Obsolete]
The wicked enchaufing or ardure of this sin [ lust].
Chaucer.
Enchain En·chain" transitive verb [ French
enchaîner ; prefix
en- (L.
in )
chaîne chain. See
Chain , and confer
Incatenation .]
1. To bind with a chain; to hold in chains. 2. To hold fast; to confine; as, to enchain attention. 3. To link together; to connect. Howell.
Enchainment En·chain"ment noun [ Confer French
enchaînement .]
The act of enchaining, or state of being enchained.
Enchair En·chair" transitive verb To seat in a chair. Tennyson.
Enchannel En·chan"nel transitive verb To make run in a channel. "Its waters were
enchanneled ."
Sir D. Brewster.
Enchant En·chant" transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Enchanted ;
present participle & verbal noun Enchanting .] [ French
enchanter , Latin
incantare to chant or utter a magic formula over or against one, to bewitch;
in in, against +
cantare to sing. See
Chant , and confer
Incantation .]
1. To charm by sorcery; to act on by enchantment; to get control of by magical words and rites. And now about the caldron sing,
Like elves and fairies in a ring,
Enchanting all that you put in.
Shak. He is enchanted , cannot speak.
Tennyson. 2. To delight in a high degree; to charm; to enrapture; as, music enchants the ear. Arcadia was the charmed circle where all his spirits forever should be enchanted .
Sir P. Sidney. Syn. -- To charm; bewitch; fascinate. Confer
Charm .
Enchanted En·chant"ed adjective Under the power of enchantment; possessed or exercised by enchanters; as, an enchanted castle.
Enchanter En·chant"er noun [ Confer French
enchanteur .]
One who enchants; a sorcerer or magician; also, one who delights as by an enchantment. Like ghosts from an enchanter fleeing.
Shelley. Enchanter's nightshade (Botany) ,
a genus ( Circæa ) of low inconspicuous, perennial plants, found in damp, shady places.
Enchanting En·chant"ing adjective Having a power of enchantment; charming; fascinating. --
En*chant"ing*ly ,
adverb
Enchantment En·chant"ment noun [ French
enchantement .]
1. The act of enchanting; the production of certain wonderful effects by the aid of demons, or the agency of supposed spirits; the use of magic arts, spells, or charms; incantation. After the last enchantment you did here.
Shak. 2. The effect produced by the act; the state of being enchanted; as, to break an enchantment . 3. That which captivates the heart and senses; an influence or power which fascinates or highly delights. Such an enchantment as there is in words.
South. Syn. -- Incantation; necromancy; magic; sorcery; witchcraft; spell; charm; fascination; witchery.
Enchantress En·chant"ress noun [ Confer French
enchanteresse .]
A woman versed in magical arts; a sorceress; also, a woman who fascinates. Shak.
Encharge En·charge" transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Encharged ;
present participle & verbal noun Encharging .] [ Old French
enchargier , French
encharger ; prefix
en- (L.
in ) + French
charger . See
Charge .]
To charge (with); to impose (a charge) upon. His countenance would express the spirit and the passion of the part he was encharged with.
Jeffrey.
Encharge En·charge" noun A charge. [ Obsolete]
A. Copley.
Enchase En·chase" transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Enchased ;
present participle & verbal noun Enchasing .] [ French
enchâsser ; prefix
en- (L.
in ) +
châsse box containing relics, frame, case, the same word as
caisse case. See 1st
Case , and confer
Chase ,
Encase ,
Incase .]
1. To incase or inclose in a border or rim; to surround with an ornamental casing, as a gem with gold; to encircle; to inclose; to adorn. Enchased with a wanton ivy twine.
Spenser. An precious stones, in studs of gold enchased ,
The shaggy velvet of his buskins graced.
Mickle. 2. To chase; to ornament by embossing or engraving; as, to enchase a watch case. With golden letters . . . well enchased .
Spenser. 3. To delineate or describe, as by writing. [ Obsolete]
All which . . . for to enchase ,
Him needeth sure a golden pen, I ween.
Spenser.
Enchaser En·chas"er noun One who enchases.
Enchasten En·chas"ten transitive verb To chasten. [ Obsolete]
Encheson, Encheason En·che"son, En·chea"son noun [ Old French
enchaison , from Latin
incidere to happen;
in + cadere to fall.]
Occasion, cause, or reason. [ Obsolete]
Chaucer.
Enchest En·chest" transitive verb [ Confer
Inchest .]
To inclose in a chest. Vicars.
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