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Synonyms for ensconce
Grammar : Verb |
Spell : en-skons |
Phonetic Transcription : ɛnˈskɒns |
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Définition of ensconce
Origin :- 1580s, "to cover with a fort," from en- (1) "make, put in" + sconce "small fortification, shelter," perhaps via French, probably from Dutch schans "earthwork" (cf. Middle High German schanze "bundle of sticks"), of uncertain origin. Related: Ensconced.
- verb hide; tuck away
- Let us ensconce ourselves in the vestibule of the sanctuary; he will be here anon.
- Extract from : « The Works of Edgar Allan Poe » by Edgar Allan Poe
- But with apparent obedience she went out—only, however, to ensconce herself immediately behind the door.
- Extract from : « Lochinvar » by S. R. Crockett
- He had been driven to ensconce the nest in a corner of his already too well-filled den.
- Extract from : « Tom Brown's School Days » by Thomas Hughes
- Amazingly, incredibly to him, this grown woman appeared about to ensconce herself.
- Extract from : « Aurora the Magnificent » by Gertrude Hall
- It struck him at once that it would be a good plan to climb into this, and ensconce himself among the branches.
- Extract from : « Through Apache Lands » by R. H. Jayne
- It was but the work of a moment to ensconce herself behind its voluminous folds.
- Extract from : « A Daughter of the Union » by Lucy Foster Madison
- Before dawn broke, the first-comers had been able to ensconce themselves under a bank until other boats came up.
- Extract from : « The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) » by John Holland Rose
- At the first sign of dawn the next morning they necessarily issue forth, but ensconce themselves in hiding until broad daylight.
- Extract from : « Four Arthurian Romances » by Chretien DeTroyes
- In her determination to ensconce the family type comfortably she is as careless of the single life as nature itself.
- Extract from : « The Nest, The White Pagoda, The Suicide, A Forsaken Temple, Miss Jones and The Masterpiece » by Anne Douglas Sedgwick
- He had been driven to ensconce the nest in a corner of his already too-well-filled den.
- Extract from : « Tom Brown's Schooldays » by Thomas Hughes
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