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engrossed, ppl. a.|ɛnˈgrəʊst|
[f. engross v. + -ed1.]
In various senses of the vb.: e.g. a. Written out large, written in a legal hand; expressed or incorporated in a legal document. †b. Collected from various quarters, amassed in large quantity (obs.). †c. Thickened, swollen (obs.).
a.1640–4in Rushw. Hist. Coll. iii. (1692) I. 59 The Ingrossed Articles were again presently read in the House. 1748J. Mason Elocut. 14 Such a Monotony as Attorney's Clerks read in when they examine an engrossed Deed.
b.1599Marston Sco. Villanie iii. 227 Nere his tongue shall lie Till his ingrossed iests are all drawne dry.
c.1578Banister Hist. Man i. 20 Where the body of the Vertebre should be, that is to say, the engrossed part. c1611Chapman Iliad xiii. 613 When the engrossed waves Boil into foam.
Hence enˈgrossedly adv., in an engrossed manner; with absorbed attention.
1865Dickens Mut. Fr. iii. v, Bella's eyes dropped more engrossedly over her book. |