Enchiridion En`chi·rid"i·on noun [ Latin , from Greek ...; ... in + ... hand.]
Handbook; a manual of devotions. Evelyn.
Enchisel En·chis"el transitive verb To cut with a chisel.
Enchodus En"cho·dus noun [ New Latin , from Greek ... a spear +
'odoy`s ,
'odo`ntos , a tooth.]
(Paleon.) A genus of extinct Cretaceous fishes; -- so named from their spear-shaped teeth. They were allied to the pike ( Esox ).
Enchondroma En`chon·dro"ma noun [ New Latin , from Greek ... in + ... cartilage +
-oma .]
(Medicine) A cartilaginous tumor growing from the interior of a bone. Quain.
Enchorial, Enchoric En·cho"ri·al, En·chor"ic adjective [ Greek ... domestic, native; ... in + ... place, country.]
Belonging to, or used in, a country; native; domestic; popular; common; -- said especially of the written characters employed by the common people of ancient Egypt, in distinction from the hieroglyphics. See Demotic .
Enchylemma En`chy·lem"ma noun [ New Latin , from Greek ... to pour in + ... anything received.]
(Biol.) The basal substance of the cell nucleus; a hyaline or granular substance, more or less fluid during life, in which the other parts of the nucleus are imbedded.
Enchyma En"chy·ma noun [ New Latin , from Greek
'e`gchyma an infusion;
'en in +
chei^n to pour.]
(Biol.) The primitive formative juice, from which the tissues, particularly the cellular tissue, are formed.
Encincture En·cinc"ture noun A cincture. [ Poetic]
The vast encincture of that gloomy sea.
Wordsworth.
Encindered En·cin"dered adjective Burnt to cinders. [ R.]
Encircle En·cir"cle transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Encircled ;
present participle & verbal noun Encircling .] [ Prefix
en- +
circle : confer Old French
encercler .]
To form a circle about; to inclose within a circle or ring; to surround; as, to encircle one in the arms; the army encircled the city. Her brows encircled with his serpent rod.
Parnell. Syn. -- To encompass; surround; environ; inclose.
Encirclet En·cir"clet noun [
Encircle +
-let .]
A small circle; a ring. [ Obsolete]
Sir P. Sidney.
Enclasp En·clasp" transitive verb [ Prefix
en- +
clasp . Confer
Inclasp .]
To clasp. See Inclasp .
Enclave En·clave" noun [ French, from Latin
in + clavus a nail.]
A tract of land or a territory inclosed within another territory of which it is independent. See Exclave . [ Recent]
Enclave En·clave" transitive verb [ Confer French
enclaver .]
To inclose within an alien territory. [ Recent]
Enclavement En·clave"ment noun [ French]
The state of being an enclave. [ Recent]
Enclitic En·clit"ic (ĕn*klĭt"ĭk),
En*clit"ic*al (-ĭ*k
a l)
adjective [ Latin
encliticus , Greek
'egkli`tikos , from
'egkli`nein to incline;
'en in +
kli`nein to bend. See
In , and
Lean ,
intransitive verb ]
(Gram.) Affixed; subjoined; -- said of a word or particle which leans back upon the preceding word so as to become a part of it, and to lose its own independent accent, generally varying also the accent of the preceding word.
Enclitic En·clit"ic noun (Gram.) A word which is joined to another so closely as to lose its proper accent, as the pronoun thee in prithee (pray thee).
Enclitically En·clit"ic·al·ly adverb In an enclitic manner; by throwing the accent back. Walker.
Enclitics En·clit"ics noun (Gram.) The art of declining and conjugating words.
Encloister En·clois"ter transitive verb [ Confer
Incloister .]
To shut up in a cloister; to cloister.
Enclose En·close" transitive verb [ French
enclos , past participle of
enclore to enclose; prefix
en- (L.
in ) +
clore to close. See
Close , and confer
Inclose ,
Include .]
To inclose. See Inclose .
Enclosure En·clo"sure noun Inclosure. See Inclosure . » The words
enclose and
enclosure are written indiscriminately
enclose or
inclose and
enclosure or
inclosure .
Enclothe En·clothe" transitive verb To clothe.
Encloud En·cloud" transitive verb [ Confer
Incloud .]
To envelop in clouds; to cloud. [ R.]
Spenser.
Encoach En·coach" transitive verb [ Confer
Incoach .]
To carry in a coach. [ R.]
Davies (Wit's Pilgr.)
Encoffin En·cof"fin transitive verb To put in a coffin. [ R.]
Encolden En·cold"en transitive verb To render cold. [ Obsolete]
Encollar En·col"lar transitive verb To furnish or surround with a collar. [ R.]
Encolor En·col"or transitive verb To color. [ R.]
Encolure En`co`lure" noun [ French]
The neck of horse. R. Browning.
Encomber En·com"ber transitive verb See Encumber . [ Obsolete]
Encomberment En·com"ber·ment noun [ See
Encumberment .]
Hindrance; molestation. [ Obsolete]
Spenser.
Encomiast En·co"mi·ast noun [ Greek ..., from ... to praise, from ... encomium: confer French
encomiaste . See
Encomium .]
One who praises; a panegyrist. Locke.
Encomiastic En·co`mi·as"tic noun A panegyric. B. Jonson.
Encomiastic, Encomiastical En·co`mi·as"tic, En·co`mi·as"tic·al adjective [ Greek ....]
Bestowing praise; praising; eulogistic; laudatory; as, an encomiastic address or discourse. --
En*co`mi*as"tic*al*ly ,
adverb
Encomion En·co"mi·on noun [ New Latin ]
Encomium; panegyric. [ Obsolete]
B. Jonson.
Encomium En·co"mi·um noun ;
plural Encomiums . [ New Latin , from Greek ... (a song) chanted in a Bacchic festival in praise of the god; ... in + ... a jovial festivity, revel. See
Comedy .]
Warm or high praise; panegyric; strong commendation. His encomiums awakened all my ardor.
W. Irving. Syn. -- See
Eulogy .
Encompass En·com"pass transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Encompassed ;
present participle & verbal noun Encompassing .]
To circumscribe or go round so as to surround closely; to encircle; to inclose; to environ; as, a ring encompasses the finger; an army encompasses a city; a voyage encompassing the world. Shak. A question may be encompassed with difficulty.
C. J. Smith. The love of all thy sons encompass thee.
Tennyson. Syn. -- To encircle; inclose; surround; include; environ; invest; hem in; shut up.
Encompassment En·com"pass·ment noun The act of surrounding, or the state of being surrounded; circumvention. By this encompassment and drift of question.
Shak.
Encore En`core" adverb or interj. [ French The last part of the word is from Latin
hora hour. See
Hour .]
Once more; again; -- used by the auditors and spectators of plays, concerts, and other entertainments, to call for a repetition of a particular part.
Encore En`core" noun A call or demand (as, by continued applause) for a repetition; as, the encores were numerous.
Encore En`core" transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Encored ;
present participle & verbal noun Encoring .]
To call for a repetition or reappearance of; as, to encore a song or a singer. [ Rebecca] insisted upon encoring one of the duets.
Thackeray.
Encorporing En·cor"po·ring noun [ Prefix
en- + Latin
corpus body.]
Incorporation. [ Obsolete]
Chaucer.
Encoubert En`cou`bert" noun [ French, Portuguese
encorberto ,
encuberto , lit., covered.]
(Zoology) One of several species of armadillos of the genera Dasypus and Euphractus , having five toes both on the fore and hind feet.
Encounter En·coun"ter transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Encountered ;
present participle & verbal noun Encountering .] [ Old French
encontrer ; prefix
en- (L.
in ) +
contre against, Latin
contra . See
Counter ,
adverb ]
To come against face to face; to meet; to confront, either by chance, suddenly, or deliberately; especially, to meet in opposition or with hostile intent; to engage in conflict with; to oppose; to struggle with; as, to encounter a friend in traveling; two armies encounter each other; to encounter obstacles or difficulties, to encounter strong evidence of a truth. Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of the Stoics, encountered him.
Acts xvii. 18. I am most fortunate thus accidentally to encounter you.
Shak.
Encounter En·coun"ter intransitive verb To meet face to face; to have a meeting; to meet, esp. as enemies; to engage in combat; to fight; as, three armies encountered at Waterloo. I will encounter with Andronicus.
Shak. Perception and judgment, employed in the investigation of all truth, have in the first place to encounter with particulars.
Tatham.
Encounter En·coun"ter noun [ Old French
encontre , from
encontrer . See
Encounter ,
transitive verb ]
1. A meeting face to face; a running against; a sudden or incidental meeting; an interview. To shun the encounter of the vulgar crowd.
Pope. 2. A meeting, with hostile purpose; hence, a combat; a battle; as, a bloody encounter . As one for . . . fierce encounters fit
.
Spenser. To join their dark encounter in mid- air
.
Milton .
Syn. -- Contest; conflict; fight; combat; assault; rencounter; attack; engagement; onset. See
Contest .
Encounterer En·coun"ter·er noun One who encounters; an opponent; an antagonist. Atterbury.
Encourage En·cour"age transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Encouraged (?; 48);
present participle & verbal noun Encouraging .] [ French
encourager ; prefix
en- (L.
in ) +
courage courage. See
Courage .]
To give courage to; to inspire with courage, spirit, or hope; to raise, or to increase, the confidence of; to animate; enhearten; to incite; to help forward; -- the opposite of discourage . David encouraged himself in the Lord.
1 Sam. xxx. 6. Syn. -- To embolden; inspirit; animate; enhearten; hearten; incite; cheer; urge; impel; stimulate; instigate; countenance; comfort; promote; advance; forward; strengthen.
Encouragement En·cour"age·ment noun [ Confer French
encouragement .]
1. The act of encouraging; incitement to action or to practice; as, the encouragement of youth in generosity. All generous encouragement of arts.
Otway. 2. That which serves to incite, support, promote, or advance, as favor, countenance, reward, etc.; incentive; increase of confidence; as, the fine arts find little encouragement among a rude people. To think of his paternal care,
Is a most sweet encouragement to prayer.
Byron.
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