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Webster 1913 Edition
Enceinte
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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)
- past participle of enceinter