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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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En-smāre', v. t. p. 451See INSNARE.En-snār'l, v. t. p. 451To entangle; to snarl. Spenser.En-snār'l, v. i. p. 451To snarl, as a dog; to growl; to gnash the teeth. [Obs.] Cockram.En-sō'ber, v. t. p. 451To make sober; to sober. [Obs.] God sent him . . . sad accidents to ensober his spirits. Bp. Taylor.En-sphēre′, v. t. p. 451<br>1. To place in a sphere. “His ample shoulders in a cloud ensphered.” Chapman.<br>2. To form into a sphere. Carew.En-stämp’, v. t. p. 451To impress as with a stamp; to impress deeply; to stamp. It is the motive, the disposition, the actuating principle, which enstamps the character. Cogan.En-stāte', v. t. p. 451See INSTATE.En-stōre', v. t. p. 451To restore. [Obs.] Wycliffe.En-stylē', v. t. p. 451To style; to name. [Obs.] Drayton.En-sūe', v. t. p. 451To follow; to pursue. “Seek peace, and ensue it.” 1 Pet. iii. 11. One would have thought That Nature had for wantonness ensued Art. Spenser. A sudden change ensued the alteration of his medicines. W.…En-sūe', v. i. p. 451To follow or come after; to result from; to succeed; as, a train of events in the order of time, or by a necessary connection or consequence from the premises; as, ensuing years; an ensuing…En-sure', v. t. p. 451See INSURE.En-sur'er, n. p. 451See INSURER.En-sweep', v. t. p. 451To sweep over; to pass over rapidly. Thomson.En-tăb'la-tūre or En-tă'ble-ment p. 451n. [O. Fr. entablature, N. Fr. entablement, It. intavolatura, Sp. entablatura, entablamento, L. Lat. intabulamentum, from Lat. in and tabula, board, table.] (Arch.) That part of an order which is…En-tăck'le, v. t. p. 451To supply with tackle. [Obs.] Skelton.En-tāil', n. p. 451That which is entailed; hence, (Law.) (a.) An estate or fee entailed, or limited in descent to a particular heir or heirs. (b.) The rule by which the descent is fixed or settled. A power of breaking…En-tāil', v. t. p. 451To settle or fix inalienably on a person or thing, or on a person and his descendants; — said especially of lands and tenements which must descend by a fixed rule from generation to generation.…En-tāil'ment, n. p. 451The act of entailing or of giving, as an estate, and directing the mode of descent. 2. The condition of being entailed.En-tāme', v. t. p. 451To tame; to subdue. [Obs.] Gower.En-tāṅ'gle, v. t. p. 451To twist or interweave in such a manner as not to be easily separated; as, thread, yarn, or ropes, may be entangled; to entangle the hair. 2. To involve in complications; as, to entangle the feet in…En-tăn'gle-ment, n. p. 451State of being entangled; involution; a confused or disordered state; intricacy; perplexity.En-tāŋ'gler, n. p. 451One who entangles.En-tā'z̄i-ā, n. p. 451(Med.) Tonic spasm; — a general designation for tetanus, trismus, and similar diseases.En'ta-sĭs, n. p. 452(Arch.) An almost imperceptible swelling of the shaft of a column. Brande. 2. (Med.) Tonic spasm.En-tăss'ment, n. p. 452A heap; accumulation. [Rare.]En-tās'tie, a. p. 452(Med.) Relating to all diseases characterized by tonic spasms.En-tĕl'e-chy, n. p. 452(Peripatetic Philos.) An actuality; an object completely actualized, in distinction from mere potential existence.En-tĕn'der, v. t. p. 452To treat with tenderness or kindness. Young.En'ter, v. t. p. 452To come or go into; to pass into the interior of; to pass within the outer cover or shell of; to penetrate; to pierce; as, to enter a house, a closet, a country, a door, and the like. That darksome…En'ter, v. i. p. 452To go or come in;—sometimes with in; also, to begin. “The year entering.” Evelyn. No evil thing approach nor enter in. Milton. 2. To get within; to introduce one's self; to penetrate; to form or…En'ter-ād'/e-nŏg'ra-phy, n. p. 452(Med.) A treatise upon, or description of, the intestinal glands.En'ter-äd'e-nōl'o-gy, n. p. 452(Anat.) That branch of anatomy which treats of the intestinal glands.En'ter-elōse, n. p. 452(Arch.) A passage leading from the door to the hall, or between two rooms.En’ter-dēal, n. p. 452Mutual dealings; intercourse. [Obs.] “The enterdeal of princes strange.” Spenser.En'ter-er, n. p. 452One who makes an entrance or beginning. Seward.En-tēr'ic, a. p. 452(Med.) Belonging to the intestines. Dunglison.En-te-rī'tis, n. p. 452(Med.) An inflammation of the intestines. Hoblyn.En'ter-lāce', v. t. p. 452The same as INTERLACE.En'ter-mew'er, n. p. 452A hawk gradually changing the color of its feathers, commonly in the second year.En-tēr’o-çēle, n. p. 452(Surg.) A hernial tumor whose contents are intestine. Hoblyn.En’ter-o-e-pip’lo-cēle, n. p. 452(Med.) A hernia in which the protruding mass consists of intestines, with a portion of the omentum or caul.En’ter-ōg’ra-phy, n. p. 452(Anat.) A treatise upon, or description of, the intestines; enterology.En'ter-o-hy'dro-cēle, n. p. 452(Med.) A combination of intestinal hernia with hydrocele, causing the scrotum to become distended with a serous fluid.Ĕn'ter-o-līte or Ĕn'ter-o-lĭth, n. p. 452(Med.) A concretion in the intestines resembling stone.Ĕn'ter-ŏl'o-ġy, n. p. 452(Anat.) A treatise or discourse on the bowels or internal parts of the body, usually including the contents of the head, breast, and belly. Quincy.Ĕn'ter-ŏm'pha-lŏs or Ĕn'ter-ŏm'pha-lŭs p. 452Ĕn'ter-ŏm'pha-lŭs, n. [Gr. ἔντερον, intestine, and ὀμφαλός, navel; Fr. entéromphale.] (Med.) An umbilical hernia whose contents are intestine. Dunglison.Ĕn'ter-ŏp'a-thy, n. p. 452(Med.) Disease of the intestines.Ĕn'ter-ŏs'che-o-çēle, n. p. 452(Med.) Hernia in which the intestines descend into the scrotum.Ĕn'ter-ŏt'o-my, n. p. 452(Anat.) The act, or art, of dissecting the intestines; dissection of the intestines. 2. (Surg.) Incision of the intestines in reducing certain cases of hernia.Ĕn'ter-pär'lançe, n. p. 452Mutual talk or conversation; conference. [Obs.] Hayward.Ĕn'ter-plēad', v. p. 452The same as INTERPLEAD.Ĕn'ter-prīse, n. p. 452That which is undertaken or attempted to be performed; a bold, arduous, or hazardous attempt; an adventure; an undertaking; as, a manly enterprise; a warlike enterprise. Shak. Their hands can not…Ĕn'ter-prīse, v. t. p. 452To undertake; to begin and attempt to perform; to venture upon. The business must be enterprised this night. Dryden. 2. To treat with hospitality; to entertain. [Obs.] Him at the threshold met, and…Ĕn'ter-prīse, v. i. p. 452To undertake any thing difficult. [Rare.] Pope.Ĕn'ter-prīs'er, n. p. 452One who undertakes any projected scheme, especially a bold or hazardous one; an adventurer. Hayward.Ĕn'ter-prīs'ing, a. p. 452Bold or forward to undertake; resolute, active, or prompt to attempt; as, enterprising men often succeed beyond all human probability.Ĕn'ter-prīs'ing-ly, adv. p. 452In a bold, resolute, and active manner.Ĕn'ter-tāin', v. t. p. 452To be at the charges of; to keep up; to sustain in one’s service; to maintain; to support. You, sir, I entertain for one of my hundred. Shak. 2. To give hospitable reception and maintenance to; to…Ĕn'ter-tāin', v. i. p. 452To receive guests; as, he entertains generously.