enchase
Americanverb (used with object)
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to place (gems) in an ornamental setting.
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to decorate with inlay, embossing, or engraving.
verb
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Etymology
Origin of enchase
1425–75; late Middle English < Middle French enchasser to case in, equivalent to en- en- 1 + -chasser, derivative of chasse case 2
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She may turn out to be a pearl of a wife, this young lady whom you are requested to enchase in gold.
From Major Frank by James Akeroyd
There was for the second, a little Cupid set with brilliants; and besides these, a set of fine china for a tea-table enchased in gold, japan trunks, fans, and many gallantries of the same nature.
From Selected English Letters (XV - XIX Centuries) by H. Wragg
Paragon of jewels enchased in a carcanet of dazzling brilliants!
From All Around the Moon by Edward Roth
Selected from my stores, of matchless price, An urn shall recompense your prudent choice; By Vulcan's art, the verge with gold enchased.
From The Odyssey by Alexander Pope
It consists of a gold coin of Ferdinand II., dated 1638, surrounded by a row of sixteen brilliants enchased in silver, enriched with blue enamel, and bearing the motto, "Usque ad aris fidelis."
From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 545, May 5, 1832 by Various
The background is enchased with an elegant foliated design somewhat Bornean in character.
From The Journal of Negro History, Volume 6, 1921 by Various
Relating to the art of carving, enchasing, or embossing in low relief.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Noah Webster
After dismounting it—an operation that the quite primitive enchasing of the face plate renders very easy—we took a copy of it, which we measured with care.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 810, July 11, 1891 by Various
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