† enchasementn.
Obsolete.
That in which anything is enchased; a setting, frame.
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society > faith > artefacts > sanctuary or holy place > shrine > [noun]
shrinec1000
memoryc1475
enchasement1651
the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > jewellery > [noun] > setting
ouche1481
collet1528
chase1580
foil1587
enclosing1611
enchasement1651
setting1815
the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > edge, border, or margin > [noun] > that which forms the edge or border > surrounding a central piece > frame
calm1577
framea1582
quadra1728
enchasement1772
1651 tr. F. de Quintana Hist. Don Fenise 27 He..prepared the jewell of his soule for a more pretious inchasement.
1686 tr. J. Chardin Trav. Persia 100 The Mingrelians have a greater Esteem for the Enchasements, then for the Reliques themselves.
1772 J. R. Forster tr. P. Kalm Trav. N. Amer. II. 222 The enchasement of the doors and windows.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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