enchase

[ en-cheys ]
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verb (used with object),en·chased, en·chas·ing.
  1. to place (gems) in an ornamental setting.

  2. to decorate with inlay, embossing, or engraving.

Origin of enchase

1
1425–75; late Middle English <Middle French enchasser to case in, equivalent to en-en-1 + -chasser, derivative of chassecase2

Other words from enchase

  • en·chas·er, noun

Words Nearby enchase

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How to use enchase in a sentence

  • She may turn out to be a pearl of a wife, this young lady whom you are requested to enchase in gold.

    Major Frank | A. L. G. Bosboom-Toussaint

British Dictionary definitions for enchase

enchase

/ (ɪnˈtʃeɪs) /


verb
  1. (tr) a less common word for chase 1 (def. 3)

Origin of enchase

1
C15: from Old French enchasser to enclose, set, from en- 1 + casse case ²

Derived forms of enchase

  • enchaser, noun

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