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† enˈtour, v. Obs. Also 7 entower. [ad. F. entourer: see prec.] 1. To surround (with a halo or the like).
1623Favine Theat. Hon. ii. xiii. 235 Entoured with beames. 1653A. Ross View all Relig. (1658) 349 The Image of the Virgin Mary entowered with a Golden Sun. 2. Her. In pa. pple. (See quot.)
1847Parker Gloss. Brit. Her. s.v., A shield decorated with branches, an ornament not strictly heraldic, is said by some to be entoured with them. In mod. Dicts. |