ensconce

[ en-skons ]

/ ɛnˈskɒns /

to settle securely or snugly: I found her in the library, ensconced in an armchair.

to cover or shelter; hide securely: He ensconced himself in the closet in order to eavesdrop.

Origin of ensconce

First recorded in 1580–90; en-¹ + sconce²

Legendary country radio DJ and songwriter Gerry House has been ensconced in the Nashville scene since 1975.

Is Gay Singer Steve Grand Really Country Music’s Frank Ocean? |Hugh Ryan |March 25, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
In short, Myriad isolated the BRCA genes—snipped them out of the longer DNA chain in which they were ensconced.

The Supremes Get It Right, Naturally. |Sam Kean |June 14, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
But that place is outside the Knesset or Congress, pressing in, not ensconced and privileged and from the inside.

Religion And State In Ruth Calderon's Knesset Speech |Zachary Braiterman |February 15, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Does that mean, once ensconced at the Pentagon, he'll not privately counsel Obama with these observations in mind?

Did Chuck Hagel Cave? |Ali Gharib |January 16, 2013 |DAILY BEAST

He is now ensconced at Christian Dior, where he has already debuted his couture collection.

Jil Sander’s Quiet Return |Robin Givhan |September 22, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
The Moldavian clerk replied with his usual guttural, and, opening his desk, ensconced his head therein.

Lavengro |George Borrow
Here the four of them ensconced themselves, with Guard beside them, and the three looked eagerly at their eldest sister.

The Carroll Girls |Mabel Quiller-Couch
Declining, however, every kind of ovation, Barbicane ensconced himself in a room of the Franklin Hotel.

From the Earth to the Moon, Direct in Ninety-Seven Hours and Twenty Minutes: and a Trip Round It |Jules Verne
In another five years he would have been ensconced behind an Englishman's strong but most unmanageable barrier of prejudice.

Sinister Street, vol. 2 |Compton Mackenzie
Pope retreated across Bull Run with the remnant of his army and by morning was ensconced behind the field-works at Centreville.

The Civil War Through the Camera |Henry W. (Henry William) Elson

ensconce

/ (ɪnˈskɒns) /

to establish or settle firmly or comfortably ensconced in a chair

to place in safety; hide

C16: see en- 1, sconce ²