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en·sconce    Audio Help   [en-skons] Pronunciation Key
–verb (used with object), -sconced, -sconc·ing.
1.to settle securely or snugly: I found her in the library, ensconced in an armchair.
2.to cover or shelter; hide securely: He ensconced himself in the closet in order to eavesdrop.
[Origin: 1580–90; en-1 + sconce2]
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en·sconce    Audio Help   (ěn-skŏns')  Pronunciation Key 
tr.v.   en·sconced, en·sconc·ing, en·sconc·es
  1. To settle (oneself) securely or comfortably: She ensconced herself in an armchair.
  2. To place or conceal in a secure place.


[en-1 + sconce1.]

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
ensconce 
1590, "to cover with a fort," from en- "make, put in" + sconce "small fortification, shelter," probably from Du. schans "earthwork."

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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ensconce

verb
fix firmly; "He ensconced himself in the chair" 

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Ensconce

En*sconce"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ensconced; imp. & p. p. Ensconcing.] To cover or shelter, as with a sconce or fort; to place or hide securely; to conceal.

She shall not see me: I will ensconce me behind the arras. --Shak.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Ensconce

In*sconce"\, v. t. See Ensconce.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.

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