enceinte
Collocations
4ADJ.
larger, massive, new
ENCEINTE + NOUN
concealment
PREP.
into, than
ADV.
further
Definitions
adj
Pregnant.
And the time was pressing, for the new queen was enceinte, and further concealment was not to be thought of.
noun
An enclosure.
These labours upon Phœnician necropoli are of great importance. [...] M. [Louis Félicien] de Saulcy, one of the first travellers who has thrown light upon these necropoli, devoted himself to a very interesting examination of the tombs of the kings, of the prophets and judges, and upon the immense necropolis that surrounds Jerusalem, like a funeral enceinte.
And so across the bridge and into the enceinte of the massive walls, threading their way towards the quarter where the morgue lay.
The line of works forming the main enclosure of a fortress.
The area or town enclosed by a line of fortification.
S. W. Williams The suburbs are not unfrequently larger than their enceinte.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — in an advanced stage of pregnancy
- expectant
- gravid
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
4And the time was pressing, for the new queen was enceinte, and further concealment was not to be thought of.
WiktionaryThese labours upon Phœnician necropoli are of great importance. [...] M. [Louis Félicien] de Saulcy, one of the first travellers who has thrown light upon these necropoli, devoted himself to a very in
WiktionaryAnd so across the bridge and into the enceinte of the massive walls, threading their way towards the quarter where the morgue lay.
WiktionaryS. W. Williams The suburbs are not unfrequently larger than their enceinte.
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