Webster's Dictionary 1913

2080

Engraver

En‐grav″er (?), n. One who engraves; a person whose business it is to produce engraved work, especially on metal or wood.

2081

Engravery

En‐grav″er‐y (?), n. The trade or work of an engraver. Sir T. Browne.

2082

Engraving

En‐grav″ing, n. 1. The act or art of producing upon hard material incised or raised patterns, characters, lines, and the like; especially, the art of producing such lines, etc.,...

2083

Engregge

En‐greg″ge (?), v. t. [OF. engregier, from (assumed) LL. ingreviare; in + (assumed) grevis heavy, for L. gravis. Cf. Aggravate.] To aggravate; to make worse; to lie heavy on. Ch...

2084

Engrieve

En‐grieve″ (?), v. t. To grieve. Spenser.

2085

Engross

En‐gross″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Engrossed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Engrossing.] [F., fr. pref. en- (L. in) + gros gross, grosse, n., an engrossed document: cf. OF. engrossir, engro...

2086

Engrosser

En‐gross″er (?), n. 1. One who copies a writing in large, fair characters.2. One who takes the whole; a person who purchases such quantities of articles in a market as to raise ...

2087

Engrossment

En‐gross″ment (?), n. 1. The act of engrossing; as, the engrossment of a deed.Engrossments of power and favor. Swift.2. That which has been engrossed, as an instrument, legislat...

2088

Enguard

En‐guard″ (?), v. t. To surround as with a guard. Shak.

2089

Engulf

En‐gulf″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Engulfed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Engulfing.] [Pref. en- + gulf: cf. OF. engolfer. Cf. Ingulf.] To absorb or swallow up as in a gulf.It quite engulfs...

2090

Engulfment

En‐gulf″ment (?), n. A swallowing up as if in a gulf.

2091

Engyn

En‐gyn″ (?). Variant of Engine. Chaucer.

2092

Enhalo

En‐ha″lo (?), v. t. To surround with a halo.

2093

Enhance

En‐hance″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Enhanced (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Enhancing (?).] [Norm. F. enhauncer, enhaucer, OF. enhaleier, enhaucier; pref. en- (L. in) + haucier to lift, rais...

2094

Enhance (2)

En‐hance″, v. i. To be raised up; to grow larger; as, a debt enhances rapidly by compound interest.

2095

Enhancement

En‐hance″ment (?), n. The act of increasing, or state of being increased; augmentation; aggravation; as, the enhancement of value, price, enjoyments, crime.

2096

Enhancer

En‐han″cer (?), n. One who enhances; one who, or that which, raises the amount, price, etc.

2097

Enharbor

En‐har″bor (?), v. t. To find harbor or safety in; to dwell in or inhabit. W. Browne.

2098

Enharden

En‐hard″en (?), v. t. [Pref. en- + harden: cf. F. enhardir to embolden.] To harden; to embolden. Howell.

2099

Enharmonic

{ En′har‐mon″ic (ĕn′hȧr‐mŏn″ĭk), En′har‐mon″ic‐al (–ĭ‐kal), } a. [Gr. εναρμονικὄσ, εναρμὄνιοσ fitting, accordant; εν̓ in + αρμονἵα harmony: cf. F. enharmonique.]1. (Anc. Mus.) O...

2100

Enharmonically

En′har‐mon″ic‐al‐ly (?), adv. In the enharmonic style or system; in just intonation.

2101

Enhearten

En‐heart″en (?), v. t. To give heart to; to fill with courage; to embolden.The enemy exults and is enheartened. I. Taylor.

2102

Enhedge

En‐hedge″ (?), v. t. To surround as with a hedge. Vicars.

2103

Enhort

En‐hort″ (?), v. t. [OF. enhorter, enorter, L. inhortari. Cf. Exhort.] To encourage. “To enhort the people.” Chaucer.

2104

Enhunger

En‐hun″ger (?), v. t. To make hungry.Those animal passions which vice had... enhungered to feed on innocence and life. J. Martineau.

2105

Enhydros

‖En‐hy″dros (?), n. [NL. See Enhydrous.] (Min.) A variety of chalcedony containing water.

2106

Enhydrous

En‐hy″drous (?), a. Having water within; containing fluid drops; — said of certain crystals.