enchase
[ en-cheys ]
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
1Other words from enchase
- en·chas·er, noun
Words Nearby enchase
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How to use enchase in a sentence
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)
Origin of enchase
1C15: from Old French enchasser to enclose, set, from en- 1 + casse case ²
Derived forms of enchase
- enchaser, noun
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