Ensample (2)
En‐sam″ple (?), v. t. To exemplify, to show by example. Spenser.
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Ensanguine
En‐san″guine (?), v. t. To stain or cover with blood; to make bloody, or of a blood-red color; as, an ensanguined hue. “The ensanguined field.” Milton.
Ensate
En″sate (?), a. [NL. ensatus, fr. L. ensis sword.] (Bot. & Zoöl.) Having sword-shaped leaves, or appendages; ensiform.
Enscale
En‐scale″ (?), v. t. To cover with scales.
Enschedule
En‐sched″ule (?; 135), v. t. To insert in a schedule. See Schedule. Shak.
Ensconce
En‐sconce″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Ensconced (?); imp. & p. p.Ensconcing (?).] To cover or shelter, as with a sconce or fort; to place or hide securely; to conceal.She shall not...
Enseal
En‐seal″ (ĕn‐sēl″), v. t. To impress with a seal; to mark as with a seal; hence, to ratify.This deed I do enseal. Piers Plowman.
Enseam
En‐seam″ (?), v. t. [Pref. en- + seam suture. Cf. Inseam.] To sew up; to inclose by a seam; hence, to include; to contain. Camden.
Enseam (2)
En‐seam″, v. t. [Pref. en- + seam grease.] To cover with grease; to defile; to pollute.In the rank sweat of an enseamed bed. Shak.
Ensear
En‐sear″ (?), v. t. To sear; to dry up.Ensear thy fertile and conceptious womb. Shak.
Ensearch
En‐search″ (?), v. i. [OF. encerchier. See Search.] To make search; to try to find something. — v. t. To search for. Sir T. Elyot.
Enseel
En‐seel″ (ĕn‐sēl″), v. t. To close eyes of; to seel; — said in reference to a hawk.
Enseint
En‐seint″ (ĕn‐sānt″), a.(Law) With child; pregnant. See Enceinte.
Ensemble
‖En′sem″ble (?), n. The whole; all the parts taken together.
Ensemble (2)
‖En′sem″ble, adv. All at once; together.
Enshelter
En‐shel″ter (?), v. t. To shelter.
Enshield
En‐shield″ (?), v. t. To defend, as with a shield; to shield. Shak.
Enshield (2)
En‐shield″, a. Shielded; enshielded. Shak.
Enshrine
En‐shrine″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Enshrined (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Enshrining.] To inclose in a shrine or chest; hence, to preserve or cherish as something sacred; as, to enshrine...
Enshroud
En‐shroud″ (?), v. t. To cover with, or as with, a shroud; to shroud. Churchill.
Ensiferous
En‐sif″er‐ous (?), a. [L. ensifer; ensis sword + ferre to bear: cf. F. ensifère.] Bearing a sword.
Ensiform
En″si‐form (?), a. [L. ensis sword + -form: cf. F. ensiforme.] Having the form of a sword blade; sword-shaped; as, an ensiform leaf.Ensiform cartilage, andEnsiform process. (Ana...
Ensign
En″sign (?), n. [L. enseigne, L. insignia, pl. of insigne a distinctive mark, badge, flag; in + signum mark, sign. See Sign, and cf. Insignia, 3d Ancient.] 1. A flag; a banner; ...
Ensign (2)
En″sign, v. t. 1. To designate as by an ensign.Henry but joined the roses that ensignedParticular families. B. Jonson.2. To distinguish by a mark or ornament; esp. (Her.), by a ...
Ensigncy
En″sign‐cy (?; 277), n.; pl.Ensigncies (�). The rank or office of an ensign.
Ensignship
En″sign‐ship, n. The state or rank of an ensign.
Ensilage
En″si‐lage (?), n. [F.; pref. en- (L. in) + silo. See Silo.] 1. The process of preserving fodder (such as cornstalks, rye, oats, millet, etc.) by compressing it while green and ...