enchase
1Enchase — En*chase , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Enchased}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Enchasing}.] [F. ench[^a]sser; pref. en (L. in) + ch[^a]sse box containing relics, frame, case, the same word as caisse case. See 1st {Case}, and cf. {Chase}, {Encase}, {Incase}.] 1. To… …
2enchase — index border (bound) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
3enchase — [en chās′] vt. enchased, enchasing [MFr enchasser < OFr < en , EN 1 + châsse: see CHASE2] 1. to put in a setting or serve as a setting for 2. to ornament by engraving, embossing, or inlaying with gems, etc. 3 …
4enchase — transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, to emboss, from Anglo French enchaser to set (gems), from en + case, chase case, box, shrine, from Latin capsa case more at case Date: 15th century 1. ornament: as a. to cut or carve in relief b. inlay 2 …
5enchase — enchaser, n. /en chays /, v.t., enchased, enchasing. 1. to place (gems) in an ornamental setting. 2. to decorate with inlay, embossing, or engraving. [1425 75; late ME < MF enchasser to case in, equiv. to en EN 1 + chasser, deriv. of chasse… …
6enchase — verb a) To set (a gemstone etc) into. My ragged rimes are all too rude and bace, / Her heauenly lineaments for to enchace. b) To be a setting for …
7enchase — en·chase || ɪn tʃeɪs v. insert gems in a decorative setting; ornament by embossing or engraving; incase or inclose in a border or rim …
8enchase — [ɪn tʃeɪs, ɛn ] verb another term for chase2. Origin ME: from OFr. enchasser set gems, encase …
9enchase — v. a. 1. Enclose (as a gem in gold), infix, set, encircle. 2. Chase, emboss …
10enchase — en·chase …
