ENCHASE

Etymology

Verb

enchase (third-person singular simple present enchases, present participle enchasing, simple past and past participle enchased)

To set (a gemstone etc.) into.

(figuratively) To be a setting for.

To decorate with jewels, or with inlaid ornament.

To cut or carve, as with a weapon.

Anagrams

• achenes

Source: Wiktionary


En*chase", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Enchased; p. pr. & vb. n. Enchasing.] Etym: [F. enchâsser; pref. en- (L. in) + châsse box containing relics, frame, case, the same word as caisse case. See 1st Case, and cf. Chase, Encase, Incase.]

1. To incase or inclose in a border or rim; to surround with an ornamental casing, as a gem with gold; to encircle; to inclose; to adorn. Enchased with a wanton ivy twine. Spenser. An precious stones, in studs of gold enchased, The shaggy velvet of his buskins graced. Mickle.

2. To chase; to ornament by embossing or engraving; as, to enchase a watch case. With golden letters . . . well enchased. Spenser.

3. To delineate or describe, as by writing. [Obs.] All which . . . for to enchase, Him needeth sure a golden pen, I ween. Spenser.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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