enceinte
1pregnant; with child.
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Other definitions for enceinte (2 of 2)
a wall or enclosure, as of a fortified place.
the place enclosed.
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How to use enceinte in a sentence
Her face, which was ludicrously plain, matched her figure, which seemed without being so to be perpetually enceinte.
Court Beauties of Old Whitehall | W. R. H. TrowbridgeWhen she first became enceinte, she put her mind on the rack, to think what name she should give to her child.
Brother Jacques (Novels of Paul de Kock, Volume XVII) | Charles Paul de KockWe pass over the time between the marriage and when the Princess Charlotte was declared enceinte.
Item, upon the wife of Jean Bourgaize, while she was enceinte.
Witchcraft and Devil Lore in the Channel Islands | John Linwood PittsBeing enceinte, she was obliged to remain comparatively quiet, which she did very willingly.
Artist and Model | Ren de Pont-Jest
British Dictionary definitions for enceinte (1 of 2)
/ (ɒnˈsænt, French ɑ̃sɛ̃t) /
another word for pregnant
Origin of enceinte
1British Dictionary definitions for enceinte (2 of 2)
/ (ɒnˈsænt, French ɑ̃sɛ̃t) /
a boundary wall enclosing a defended area
the area enclosed
Origin of enceinte
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