ENSHIELD

Etymology

Verb

enshield (third-person singular simple present enshields, present participle enshielding, simple past and past participle enshielded)

(archaic, transitive) To shield; to defend.

Adjective

enshield (comparative more enshield, superlative most enshield)

(obsolete) Hidden or screened (as) by a shield (attested only in the quotation below).

Anagrams

• Heindels

Source: Wiktionary


En*shield", v. t.

Definition: To defend, as with a shield; to shield. [Archaic] Shak.

En*shield", a.

Definition: Shielded; enshielded. [Obs.] Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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25 December 2024

UNAMBIGUOUS

(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa


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