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engrossment|ɛnˈgrəʊsmənt|
[f. engross v. + -ment.]
The action of engrossing; the state of being engrossed.
1. The action of buying up in large quantities, of collecting greedily from all quarters: concr. that which is so bought up or collected.
1597Shakes. 2 Hen. IV, iv. v. 80 This bitter taste yeelds his engrossements, To the ending Father. 1598Florio, Monopolo, an engrossement of any merchandize into one mans handes. 1648Regall Apol. 31 Ingrossement of all Places and Offices of profit into Members hands. 1818Jas. Mill Brit. India II. v. v. 530 note, He kept the grain on board the ships, to make his profit out of its engrossment. 1885L'pool Daily Post 4 Feb. 4/7 The gradual engrossment of the ancient common lands.
2. The state or fact of being engrossed or absorbed in occupations, thoughts, etc.
1837Howitt Rur. Life iv. ii. (1862) 332 Graceful and happy in the engrossment of her simple duties. 1851Cairns Mem. J. Clark 29 Amidst the engrossment of other studies. 1874Carpenter Ment. Phys. ii. xv. (1879) 608 The entire engrossment of the mind with whatever may be for a time the object of its attention.
3. The action of writing out in a fair or legal character. Also concr. what is thus written; a record; fig. in quot.
1526Ord. R. Househ. Hen. VIII, 140 The Clerkes of the Green cloath or one of them, be dayly attendant in the compting-house for the engrossement of daily bookes of the expences of the day before. 1638Jackson Creed ix. xii. Wks. VIII. 259 The true belief or persuasion of our interest in this promise is but the ingrossment of our former apprehension in our hearts. a1674Clarendon Life II. 495 (T.) Which clause being afterwards added to the engrossment it [the bill] was again thus reformed. 1710H. Bedford Vind. Ch. Eng. 123 Was not this Ingrossment subsequent to that Paper? 1837Sir F. Palgrave Merch. & Fr. i. (1844) 17 The shred or remnant..of the membrane previously used for the engrossment of some charter. |