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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of enchase.

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Examples

  • This ring of mine would lose half its beauty were not the signet encircled and enchased with these lesser brilliants, which grace it and set it off.

    The Talisman 2008

  • A piece of the true cross is given them to kiss, enchased in three feet of gold, and adorned with precious stones.

    A Philosophical Dictionary 2007

  • He had the saint depicted in the metalwork of one of his crowns and then had several splendid suits of armor made, enchased with scenes from the story of St. George and the dragon.

    The Dragon’s Trail Joanna Pitman 2006

  • He had the saint depicted in the metalwork of one of his crowns and then had several splendid suits of armor made, enchased with scenes from the story of St. George and the dragon.

    The Dragon’s Trail Joanna Pitman 2006

  • He had the saint depicted in the metalwork of one of his crowns and then had several splendid suits of armor made, enchased with scenes from the story of St. George and the dragon.

    The Dragon’s Trail Joanna Pitman 2006

  • He had the saint depicted in the metalwork of one of his crowns and then had several splendid suits of armor made, enchased with scenes from the story of St. George and the dragon.

    The Dragon’s Trail Joanna Pitman 2006

  • On his finger also hee put a Ring, wherein was enchased an admirable Carbuncle, which seemed like a flaming Torche, the value thereof not to bee estimated.

    The Decameron 2004

  • Panurge, the day thereafter, caused pierce his right ear after the Jewish fashion, and thereto clasped a little gold ring, of a ferny-like kind of workmanship, in the beazil or collet whereof was set and enchased a flea; and, to the end you may be rid of all doubts, you are to know that the flea was black.

    Five books of the lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel 2002

  • At last he, with a low courtesy, put on her medical finger a pretty handsome golden ring, whereinto was right artificially enchased a precious toadstone of Beausse.

    Five books of the lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel 2002

  • After that Panurge had very civilly saluted him, he in a free gift did present him with a gold ring, which he even then put upon the medical finger of his left hand, in the collet or bezel whereof was enchased an Oriental sapphire, very fair and large.

    Five books of the lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel 2002

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