encurtainv.

/ɛnˈkəːtn/

/ɛŋˈkəːtn/

Forms: Middle English encortin, 1500s encurtine, incorteyn, incurtain, incurteyn, 1600s encourtaine, incourtaine, 1600s– encurtain.

Etymology: < Old French encortine-r, encourtine-r, < en- in + cortine , courtine curtain n.¹

1. transitive. To surround, or envelop with curtains.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > covers or hangings > [verb (transitive)] > cover or furnish with hangings > with curtains

curtainc1300

encurtain1393

stent1512

teld1825

1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis I. 71 A softe bedde of large space They hadde made and encortined.

a1533 Ld. Berners tr. Arthur of Brytayn (?1560) iii. sig. Aii^v To lye in the bed incorteyned wyth sylke.

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. xix. i. 5 They began at Rome to encourtaine their Theatre with such veiles dyed in colours.

2. transferred and figurative. To surround as with a curtain; to shroud, veil.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > cover [verb (transitive)] > cover and conceal

overwryeOE

hidec1374

forcover1382

veilc1384

overclosec1400

shroud1426

wimple1532

smotherc1592

encurtain1596

over-curtain1621

coverclea1631

bury1737

stifle1820

visor1872

becurtain1878

1596 C. Fitzgeffry Sir Francis Drake sig. G3 Since first these clouds his [the sunne's] face incurtained.

a1806 H. K. White Remains (1807) II. 95 Encurtain'd in the main.

1870 C. H. Spurgeon Treasury of David I. Ps. xviii. 11 Blessed is the darkness which encurtains my God.

†3. Fortification. (See quot. 1598) Obsolete. rare. [So encortiner in Old French; compare curtain n.¹]

ΚΠ

1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Cortinare, to encurtine, to flank or fortifie about with a wall.

Derivatives

enˈcurtained adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > [adjective] > covered > and concealed

wriena1250

tectc1440

velated1542

veiled1551

muffled1566

encurtained1595

involucrous1622

tected1657

hooded1866

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > covers or hangings > [adjective] > having hangings > having curtains > drawn

encurtained1595

1595 G. Markham Most Honorable Trag. Sir R. Grinuile lxxxviii Bright day is darkned by incurtaind light.

1606 G. Chapman Monsieur D'Oliue in Plays (1873) I. 190 Through the encourtaind windowes..I see light Tapers.

1631 R. Brathwait Whimzies vii. 51 At the end of every Act, while the encurtain'd Musique sounds.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	encurtain
释义	encurtainv. /ɛnˈkəːtn//ɛŋˈkəːtn/ Forms: Middle English encortin, 1500s encurtine, incorteyn, incurtain, incurteyn, 1600s encourtaine, incourtaine, 1600s– encurtain. Etymology: < Old French encortine-r, encourtine-r, < en- in + cortine , courtine curtain n.¹ 1. transitive. To surround, or envelop with curtains. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > covers or hangings > [verb (transitive)] > cover or furnish with hangings > with curtains curtainc1300 encurtain1393 stent1512 teld1825 1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis I. 71 A softe bedde of large space They hadde made and encortined. a1533 Ld. Berners tr. Arthur of Brytayn (?1560) iii. sig. Aii^v To lye in the bed incorteyned wyth sylke. 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. xix. i. 5 They began at Rome to encourtaine their Theatre with such veiles dyed in colours. 2. transferred and figurative. To surround as with a curtain; to shroud, veil. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > cover [verb (transitive)] > cover and conceal overwryeOE hidec1374 forcover1382 veilc1384 overclosec1400 shroud1426 wimple1532 smotherc1592 encurtain1596 over-curtain1621 coverclea1631 bury1737 stifle1820 visor1872 becurtain1878 1596 C. Fitzgeffry Sir Francis Drake sig. G3 Since first these clouds his [the sunne's] face incurtained. a1806 H. K. White Remains (1807) II. 95 Encurtain'd in the main. 1870 C. H. Spurgeon Treasury of David I. Ps. xviii. 11 Blessed is the darkness which encurtains my God. †3. Fortification. (See quot. 1598) Obsolete. rare. [So encortiner in Old French; compare curtain n.¹] ΚΠ 1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Cortinare, to encurtine, to flank or fortifie about with a wall. Derivatives enˈcurtained adj. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > covering > [adjective] > covered > and concealed wriena1250 tectc1440 velated1542 veiled1551 muffled1566 encurtained1595 involucrous1622 tected1657 hooded1866 society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > covers or hangings > [adjective] > having hangings > having curtains > drawn encurtained1595 1595 G. Markham Most Honorable Trag. Sir R. Grinuile lxxxviii Bright day is darkned by incurtaind light. 1606 G. Chapman Monsieur D'Oliue in Plays (1873) I. 190 Through the encourtaind windowes..I see light Tapers. 1631 R. Brathwait Whimzies vii. 51 At the end of every Act, while the encurtain'd Musique sounds. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < v.1393
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