enchase

verb 4

Definitions

verb

1

To set (a gemstone, etc.) into.

The nails faln off by VVhit-flavves: Art's / VViſe hand enchaſing here thoſe vvarts, / VVhich vve to others (from our ſelves) / Sell, and brought hither by the Elves.

The woods before and behind me made a square frame of silence, and I was enchased here in the clearing, thinking of all things.

2

To be a setting for.

My ragged rimes are all too rude and bace, / Her heauenly lineaments for to enchace.

3

To decorate with jewels, or with inlaid ornament.

Thy Garments ſhall be made of Medean ſilke, / Enchaſt with precious iewels of mine owne: […]

4

To cut or carve, as with a weapon.

They tooke their ſwords againe, and each enchaſte / Deepe wounds in the ſoft fleſh of his ſtrong foe[…]

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