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entoil

[ en-toil ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to take in toils; toil; ensnare; enmesh.


entoil

/ ɪnˈtɔɪl /

verb

  1. tr an archaic word for ensnare
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • enˈtoilment, noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of entoil1

First recorded in 1575–85; en- 1 + toil 2
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Example Sentences

Entoil, en-toil′, v.t. to entangle or ensnare.

Who shall spread a net to entoil it Or snare it as a bird?

You entoil my legs, And welcome, for I like it: blind me,—no!

Shaded was her dream By the dusk curtains:—'twas a midnight charm Impossible to melt as iced stream: The lustrous salvers in the moonlight gleam; Broad golden fringe upon the carpet lies: It seem'd he never, never could redeem From such a stedfast spell his lady's eyes; So mus'd awhile, entoil'd in woofed phantasies.

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