ensconced (not comparable)
Placed in a secure environment.
Settled comfortably.
ensconced
simple past tense and past participle of ensconce
• condences
Source: Wiktionary
En*sconce", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ensconced; imp. & p. p. Ensconcing.]
Definition: To cover or shelter, as with a sconce or fort; to place or hide securely; to conceal. She shall not see me: I will ensconce me behind the arras. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
29 March 2025
(adjective) without care or thought for others; “the thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; ‘Let them eat cake’”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
