enchase

[ en-cheys ]
/ ɛnˈtʃeɪs /
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verb (used with object), en·chased, en·chas·ing.

to place (gems) in an ornamental setting.
to decorate with inlay, embossing, or engraving.

Origin of enchase

1425–75; late Middle English < Middle French enchasser to case in, equivalent to en- en-1 + -chasser, derivative of chasse case2

OTHER WORDS FROM enchase

en·chas·er, noun

Words nearby enchase

enchanter, enchanter's nightshade, enchanting, enchantment, enchantress, enchase, enchaînement, enchilada, enchiridion, enchondral, enchondroma

Words related to enchase

ingrain, chisel, inscribe, imprint, etch, embed, stipple, cut, scratch, fix, burn, impress, lodge, ornament, initial, instill, hatch, print, infix, bite

Example sentences from the Web for enchase

  • 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

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

Derived forms of enchase

enchaser, noun

Word Origin for enchase

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