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Webster 1913 Edition


Enceinte


Enˊceinte′

,
Noun.
[F., fr.
enceindre
to gird about, surround, L.
incingere
;
in
(intens). +
cingere
to gird. See
Cincture
.]
1.
(Fort.)
The line of works which forms the main inclosure of a fortress or place; – called also
body of the place
.
2.
The area or town inclosed by a line of fortification.
The suburbs are not unfrequently larger than their
enceinte
.
S. W. Williams.

Enˊceinte′

,
Adj.
[F., fr. L.
in
not +
cinctus
, p. p. of
cingere
to gird about.]
Pregnant; with child.

Definition 2024


enceinté

enceinté

See also: enceinte

French

Verb

enceinté m (feminine singular enceintée, masculine plural enceintés, feminine plural enceintées)

  1. past participle of enceinter