Ensconce
[ɪn'skɒns;en-]
Definition
(v. t.) To cover or shelter, as with a sconce or fort; to place or hide securely; to conceal.
Inputed by Franklin
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. Shelter, cover, shield, secure, screen, hide, protect, harbor.
Typist: Osborn
Synonyms and Antonyms
[See HIDE]
Inputed by Joanna
Definition
v.t. to cover or protect as with a sconce or earth-work: to hide safely.
Typist: Lucas
Examples
- Rising a little later his bare feet find a comfortable footing on a machine-made rug, until thrust into full fashioned hose, and ensconced in a pair of machine-sewed slippers. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- Eustacia bounded into the vehicle and sat on the stool, ensconced from view on the side towards the trackway. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
Inputed by Alphonso