Webster's Dictionary 1913

1648

Encage

En‐cage″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Encaged (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Engaging.] [Pref. en- + cage: cf. F. encager.] To confine in a cage; to coop up. Shak.

1649

Encalendar

En‐cal″en‐dar (?), v. t. To register in a calendar; to calendar. Drayton.

1650

Encamp

En‐camp″ (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Encamped (?; 215); p. pr. & vb. n.Encamping.] To form and occupy a camp; to prepare and settle in temporary habitations, as tents or huts; to ha...

1651

Encamp (2)

En‐camp″, v. t. To form into a camp; to place in a temporary habitation, or quarters.Bid him encamp his soldiers. Shak.

1652

Encampment

En‐camp″ment (?), n. 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 e...

1653

Encanker

En‐can″ker (?), v. t. To canker.

1654

Encapsulation

En‐cap′su‐la″tion (?), n.(Physiol.) The act of inclosing in a capsule; the growth of a membrane around (any part) so as to inclose it in a capsule.

1655

Encarnalize

En‐car″nal‐ize (?), v. t. To carnalize; to make gross. “Encarnalize their spirits.” Tennyson.

1656

Encarpus

‖En‐car″pus (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. � containing fruit; � in + � fruit; cf. L. encarpa, pl., Gr. �.] (Arch.) An ornament on a frieze or capital, consisting of festoons of fruit, f...

1657

Encase

En‐case″ (?), v. t. [Cf. Enchase.] To inclose as in a case. See Incase. Beau. & Fl.

1658

Encasement

En‐case″ment (?), n. [Cf. Casement.] 1. The act of encasing; also, that which encases.2. (Biol.) An old theory of generation similar to emboîtement. See Ovulist.

1659

Encash

En‐cash″ (?), v. t.(Eng. Banking) To turn into cash; to cash. Sat. Rev.

1660

Encashment

En‐cash″ment (?), n.(Eng. Banking) The payment in cash of a note, draft, etc.

1661

Encauma

En‐cau″ma (?), n. [NL., from Gr. � mark caused by burning, fr. �. See Encaustic.] (Med.) An ulcer in the eye, upon the cornea, which causes the loss of the humors. Dunglison.

1662

Encaustic

En‐caus″tic (?), a. [L. encausticus, Gr. �, fr. � to burn in; � in + � to burn: cf. F. encaustique. See Caustic, and cf. Ink.] (Fine Arts) Prepared by means of heat; burned in.E...

1663

Encaustic (2)

En‐caus″tic, n. [L. encaustica, Gr. � (sc. �): cf. F. encaustique. See Encaustic, a.] The method of painting in heated wax, or in any way where heat is used to fix the colors.

1664

Encave

En‐cave″ (?), v. t. [Pref. en- + cave: cf. F. encaver. Cf. Incavated.] To hide in, or as in, a cave or recess. “Do but encave yourself.” Shak.

1665

Enceinte

‖En′ceinte″ (?), n. [F., fr. enceindre to gird about, surround, L. incingere; in (intens). + cingere to gird. See Cincture.] 1. (Fort.) The line of works which forms the main in...

1666

Enceinte (2)

‖En′ceinte″, a. [F., fr. L. in not + cinctus, p. p. of cingere to gird about.] Pregnant; with child.

1667

Encenia

‖En‐ce″ni‐a (?), n. pl. [LL. encaenia, fr. Gr. � a feast of dedication; � in + � new.] A festival commemorative of the founding of a city or the consecration of a church; also, ...

1668

Encense

En‐cense″ (?), v. t. & i. [F. encenser, fr. encens. See Incense, n.] To offer incense to or upon; to burn incense. Chaucer.

1669

Encephalic

En′ce‐phal″ic (?), a. [See Encephalon.] (Anat.) Pertaining to the encephalon or brain.

1670

Encephalitis

En‐ceph′a‐li″tis (?), n. [NL., from Gr. εγκἔφαλοσ the brain + -itis.] (Med.) Inflammation of the brain. — En′ceph‐a‐lit″ic (#), a.

1671

Encephalocele

En‐ceph″a‐lo‐cele (?), n. [Gr. εγκἔφαλοσ the brain + κήλη tumor.] (Med.) Hernia of the brain.

1672

Encephaloid

En‐ceph″a‐loid (?), a. [Gr. εγκἔφαλοσ + -oid.] Resembling the material of the brain; cerebriform.Encephaloid cancer(Med.), a very malignant form of cancer of brainlike consisten...

1673

Encephaloid (2)

En‐ceph″a‐loid, n. An encephaloid cancer.

1674

Encephalology

En‐ceph′a‐lol″o‐gy (?), n. [Gr. εγκἔφαλοσ the brain + -logy.] The science which treats of the brain, its structure and functions.