Enchase

Enchase
Enchase En*chase", v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Enchased}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Enchasing}.] [F. ench[^a]sser; pref. en- (L. in) + ch[^a]sse 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. [1913 Webster]

Enchased with a wanton ivy twine. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]

An precious stones, in studs of gold enchased, The shaggy velvet of his buskins graced. --Mickle. [1913 Webster]

2. To chase; to ornament by embossing or engraving; as, to enchase a watch case. [1913 Webster]

With golden letters . . . well enchased. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]

3. To delineate or describe, as by writing. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

All which . . . for to enchase, Him needeth sure a golden pen, I ween. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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Synonyms:
(as a gem in gold), , , / ,


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  • enchase — index border (bound) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • enchase — [en chās′] vt. enchased, enchasing [MFr enchasser < OFr < en , EN 1 + châsse: see CHASE2] 1. to put in a setting or serve as a setting for 2. to ornament by engraving, embossing, or inlaying with gems, etc. 3 …   English World dictionary

  • enchase — transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, to emboss, from Anglo French enchaser to set (gems), from en + case, chase case, box, shrine, from Latin capsa case more at case Date: 15th century 1. ornament: as a. to cut or carve in relief b. inlay 2 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • enchase — enchaser, n. /en chays /, v.t., enchased, enchasing. 1. to place (gems) in an ornamental setting. 2. to decorate with inlay, embossing, or engraving. [1425 75; late ME < MF enchasser to case in, equiv. to en EN 1 + chasser, deriv. of chasse… …   Universalium

  • enchase — verb a) To set (a gemstone etc) into. My ragged rimes are all too rude and bace, / Her heauenly lineaments for to enchace. b) To be a setting for …   Wiktionary

  • enchase — en·chase || ɪn tʃeɪs v. insert gems in a decorative setting; ornament by embossing or engraving; incase or inclose in a border or rim …   English contemporary dictionary

  • enchase — [ɪn tʃeɪs, ɛn ] verb another term for chase2. Origin ME: from OFr. enchasser set gems, encase …   English new terms dictionary

  • enchase — v. a. 1. Enclose (as a gem in gold), infix, set, encircle. 2. Chase, emboss …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • enchase — en·chase …   English syllables

  • enchase — en•chase [[t]ɛnˈtʃeɪs[/t]] v. t. chased, chas•ing 1) fia jew to place (gems) in an ornamental setting 2) fia jew to decorate with inlay, embossing, or engraving • Etymology: 1425–75; late ME < MF enchasser to case in en•chas′er, n …   From formal English to slang

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