encincture

[Pref. en, and Eng. cincture, s. (q. v.)] A cincture. ěn-çinc-türe, v . t . [Pref. en , and Eng. cincture , v. (q. v.)) To surround, as with a garland. *ěn-çin'-dered, a . [Pref. en; Eng. cinder, and adj. suff.-ed.] Burnt or reduced to a cinder. en-çîr'-cle, v. t. [Pref.en, and Eng. circle (q. v.).] 1. To form a circle round; to inclose or surround. "Young Hermes next, a close-contriving God, Her brows encircled with his serpent-rod." Parnell: Hesiod; Rise of Woman. 2. To surround, to environ; to stand or take up a *ěn-chased', pa , par . or a . [ENCHASE.] enchased-work, s. Chased work in silver and position round. gold. [CHASING.] *en-çhās-ing, pr . par ., a. & 8. [ENCHASE.] A. & B. As pr. par. & particip . adj.: (See the verb.) "Then let them all encircle him about." --Shakesp.: Merry Wives of Windsor , iv. 4. 3. To embrace, clasp, or surround with the arms. 4. To surround, to inclose, to envelop, to encom encomiastic Johann Franz Encke of Berlin *ěn-çîr-clět, *In-çir-clět, s. [Eng. encircle; dim in. suff. -et.] A little circle, a ring. who calculated the ěnck-ě-a, s. [Named after the astronomer Bot.: A genus of Piperaceae, family Piperide. Enckea unguiculata and E. glaucescens promote the flow of the saliva and are diuretic. They are used in Brazil in amenorrhea, leucorrhoea, and exce ive menstrual discharges. *en-clar-it, v . t . [Prefix en, and Eng. claret (q. v.).] To mix with claret. ěn-clasp', v. t. [Pref. en, and Eng. clasp (q. v.).] 1. To fasten with a clasp; to clasp. 2. To embrace, to clasp in the arms. "O Union that enclasp eth in thyne armes All that in Heav'n and Earth is great or good." Davies: Bien Venu , p. 5. ěn-clā ve, s. [Fr.=a mortise, from en =in, and Lat. clavus =a key.] 1. Geog.: A territory, country, or place which is completely surrounded by the territories of another power. 2. Her.: Anything which is represented as let into something else, particularly when the thing so let in is square. *ěn-clë are, v . t . [Pref. en , and Eng. clear (q.v.).] To make bright or clear; to brighten. *ěn-cli ne, v . t. & i. [INCLINE.]