ensemble (an sanbl)

& adv. [Fr., from Lat. in simul =at the same time; together.] A. As substantive: I. Ord. Lang .: All the parts of anything taken together, and viewed each in relation to the whole. "We may see in succe ive steps the groups of those figures and facts only which are immediately local and temporary; but the ensemble of the piece will be hid from us and unintelligible."- Pownall : On Antiquities (1782), p. 81. IMG:content-1025.png:[blocks in formation] "The Leader, rolling to the Tweed, Resounds the ensenzie ." Scott : Thomas the Rhymer , iii. *ěn-shawl', v. t. [Pref. en, and Eng. shawl (q. v.).] To cover or clothe with a shawl. *en-sheath', v. t . [Pref. en, and Eng. sheath (q. v.).] To put into a sheath. *en-shel-tered, a . [Pref. en , and Eng. sheltered (q. v.).] Sheltered, covered, or protected from injury. *en-shield, v . t . [Pref. en, and Eng. shield (q. v.).] To shield; to protect as with a shield; to cover. *en-shield', a. [ENSHIELD, v.] Shielded, protected, covered. *en-shö re, en-shoar, v. t. [Pref. en , and Eng. shore (q. v.).] To place in harbor; to receive or set on shore. en-shrine, v . t . [Pref.en, and Eng.shrine (q. v.).] To place in a shrine or chest; to deposit for safe keeping; to preserve as sacred; to cherish. "His next son, for wealth and wisdom famed, The clouded ark of God, till then in tents Wandering, shall in a glorious temple enshrine." Milton: P. L. , xii. 332-34. en-shroud, v. t. [Pref. en, and Eng. shroud (q. v.).] 1. Lit .: To shroud; to cover as with a shroud. "Conscious of gilt and fearful of the light, They lurk enshrouded in the vale of night." Church ill: The Apology. 2. Fig .: To hide; to conceal from observation. těn-sif-er-oŭs, a . [Lat. ensifer =sword-bearing: ens is a sword, and fero =to bear; suff. -ous .] Bearing or carrying a sword. By the Latin poets ensifer was specially used as an epithet of Orion, as was xipheres , with the same signification, by the Greeks.