ensconcev.

Brit.

/ᵻnˈskɒns/,

/ɛnˈskɒns/, U.S.

/ᵻnˈskɑns/,

/ɛnˈskɑns/

Forms: 1500s enscance, 1600s ensconse, 1500s–1600s inskonce, inskonse, 1500s–1700s insconce, insconse, 1500s– ensconce.

Etymology: < en- prefix¹ + sconce n.³, small fortification, earthwork, probably < Old French esconse hiding place, place of shelter, whence esconser to hide, shelter, which may be the source of some of the uses of this verb. Compare sconce v.¹The form enscance in Barret suggests derivation < Dutch skans = sconce n.³

†1. transitive. To furnish with ‘sconces’ or earthworks; to fortify. Also absol. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > fortify [verb (transitive)]

fastenOE

enfirm1297

ofstrengthc1325

strengthc1325

warnc1330

ward1340

warnestorec1374

abattlec1380

embattlec1380

fortify1436

bulwark1450

strengthen1450

bastille1480

enstrength1483

rempare1525

munite1533

fence1535

force1535

ranforce1547

rampire1550

fort1559

ramforce1570

fortificate1575

refortify1579

ensconce1590

munify1596

sconce1598

renforce1602

harness1611

munish1633

tackle1645

schanze1901

1590 J. Smythe Certain Disc. Weapons 12 b A vaine opinion of insconsing of Sconces in the drie grounds of England.

1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words Bastionare, to ensconce, to blocke.

1752 T. Carte Gen. Hist. Eng. III. 674 To insconce the bridges, to stop the fords.

1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Ensconce, to intrench; to protect by a slight fortification.

absolute.1598 R. Barret Theorike & Pract. Mod. Warres ii. 16 He is to enscance and fortifie as commodity and the place will permit.

†2.

a. To shelter within or behind a fortification; also transferred and figurative. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > refuge or shelter > seek (refuge) [verb (transitive)] > shelter

wrench?c1225

covera1275

herda1300

lown1487

scug1513

subumber1543

becalm1559

embower1580

ensconce1594

sconce1598

screen1611

burrow1657

lew1664

embosom1685

1594 W. Shakespeare Lucrece sig. L1 He entertain'd a show, so seeming iust, And therein so ensconc't his secret euill, That [etc.] .

a1616 W. Shakespeare Comedy of Errors (1623) ii. ii. 38 I must get a sconce for my head, and Insconce it to.

1619 J. Denison Heauenly Banquet 80 The Israelites were insconsed with strong bulwarks.

1663 S. Butler Hudibras: First Pt. i. iii. 265 A fort of Erroor, to ensconce Absurdity and ignorance.

1686 W. de Britaine Humane Prudence (ed. 3) 21 'Tis my Complacency that Vest to have, T' insconce my Person from Frigidity.

a1734 R. North Examen (1740) iii. viii. ⁋79 644 His Person..is insconsed.

†b. reflexive. Also figurative. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > refuge or shelter > take refuge or shelter [verb (reflexive)]

fleea1400

shroud1553

shadea1586

ensconce1590

refuge1604

shelter1611

engarrison1682

society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > fortify [verb (reflexive)] > shelter in fortification

ensconce1590

1590 J. Smythe Certain Disc. Weapons 13 Wet grounds where they may ensconce themselves with small cost within little Ilands.

1624 J. Smith Gen. Hist. Virginia i. 6 Inskonsing my selfe euery two dayes, where I would leaue Garrisons for my retreat.

1678 S. Butler Hudibras: Third Pt. iii. i. 64 He..Insconc'd himself as formidable, As could be, underneath a Table.

figurative.1609 W. Shakespeare Sonnets xlix. sig. D3 Against that time do I insconce me here Within the knowledge of mine owne desart. 1627 Speed England, etc., Wales xiv. §3 The Country hath not naturall prouision to ensconce her selfe against the extremitie of winds and weather.

†c. intransitive for reflexive.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > throw up fortifications [verb (intransitive)] > shelter in fortification

ensconce1589

1589 R. Lane in R. Hakluyt Princ. Navigations iii. 739 I would haue holden this course of insconsing euery two dayes march.

1663 S. Butler Hudibras: First Pt. i. iii. 194 The fort where he ensconc'd.

1721 T. D'Urfey New Opera's 250 E'er I could Ensconce, comes up this Devil agen.

3. transitive. To establish in a place or position for the purpose:

a. of concealment.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > hide, conceal [verb (transitive)]

heeleOE

forhelec888

i-hedec888

dernc893

hidec897

wryOE

behelec1000

behidec1000

bewryc1000

forhidec1000

overheleOE

hilla1250

fealc1325

cover1340

forcover1382

blinda1400

hulsterc1400

overclosec1400

concealc1425

shroud1426

blend1430

close1430

shadow1436

obumber?1440

mufflea1450

alaynec1450

mew?c1450

purloin1461

to keep close?1471

oversilec1478

bewrap1481

supprime1490

occulta1500

silec1500

smoor1513

shadec1530

skleir1532

oppressa1538

hudder-mudder1544

pretex1548

lap?c1550

absconce1570

to steek away1575

couch1577

recondite1578

huddle1581

mew1581

enshrine1582

enshroud1582

mask1582

veil1582

abscondc1586

smotherc1592

blot1593

sheathe1594

immask1595

secret1595

bemist1598

palliate1598

hoodwinka1600

overmaska1600

hugger1600

obscure1600

upwrap1600

undisclose1601

disguise1605

screen1611

underfold1612

huke1613

eclipsea1616

encavea1616

ensconcea1616

obscurify1622

cloud1623

inmewa1625

beclouda1631

pretext1634

covert1647

sconce1652

tapisa1660

shun1661

sneak1701

overlay1719

secrete1741

blank1764

submerge1796

slur1813

wrap1817

buttress1820

stifle1820

disidentify1845

to stick away1900

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > conceal oneself [verb (reflexive)]

hidec897

wryOE

shroudc1402

imbosk1562

shrine1570

thick1574

mew1581

burrow1596

dern1604

earth1609

veil1614

ensconcea1616

abscond1626

perdue1694

secrete1764

to stow away1795

a1616 W. Shakespeare Merry Wives of Windsor (1623) iii. iii. 83 I will ensconce mee behinde the Arras.

1826 W. Scott Woodstock I. viii. 215 He must discover where this Stuart hath ensconced himself.

1841 G. Catlin Lett. N. Amer. Indians I. xxii. 155 I have been closely ensconced in an earth-covered wig-wam.

1856 D. M. Mulock John Halifax III. iii. 74 [I] ensconced myself behind the sheltering Bank blinds.

1875 C. Clery Minor Tactics (ed. 3) xii. 147 Bodies of French skirmishers ensconced themselves in the undulations of the ground.

b. of security, comfort, ‘snugness’, etc. Chiefly reflexive.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > safety > make safe or secure [verb (transitive)] > place in safety

nestle1548

state1607

sanctuary1615

inlaya1631

lodge1666

ensconce1820

sconce1842

the world > action or operation > safety > obtain safety [verb (reflexive)] > take up secure position

retrench1705

snug1795

ensconce1820

the world > space > place > placing or fact of being placed in (a) position > place or put in a position [verb (transitive)] > in a corner, recess, or nook

cornera1387

cradlea1400

niche1710

ensconce1820

1820 W. Irving Sketch Bk. II. 126 The parson, who was deeply ensconced in a high-backed oaken chair.

1841 C. Dickens Old Curiosity Shop i. xviii. 189 Ensconcing themselves..in the warm chimney-corner.

1847 Ld. Lindsay Sketches Hist. Christian Art I. 121 A vine, emblematical of the church..the four doctors of the Latin church ensconced among its branches.

1862 E. Bulwer-Lytton Strange Story II. viii. 73 His guest had ensconced himself in Forman's old study.

Derivatives

enˈsconcing n.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > [noun] > construction of defensive works

strengthingc1384

warnestoringc1386

munition?c1500

fortification1562

defences1569

ensconcing1590

munifience1596

refortification1598

garrisoning1681

fortifying1719

forting1756

obstacling1882

1590 J. Smythe Certain Disc. Weapons 13 Their ensconcings in the drie grounds upon the Havens of England, are to small purpose.

a1652 R. Brome Madd Couple Well Matcht ii. i, in Wks. (1873) I. 31 I need no more insconsing now in Ram-alley.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ensconce
释义	ensconcev. Brit. /ᵻnˈskɒns/, /ɛnˈskɒns/, U.S. /ᵻnˈskɑns/, /ɛnˈskɑns/ Forms: 1500s enscance, 1600s ensconse, 1500s–1600s inskonce, inskonse, 1500s–1700s insconce, insconse, 1500s– ensconce. Etymology: < en- prefix¹ + sconce n.³, small fortification, earthwork, probably < Old French esconse hiding place, place of shelter, whence esconser to hide, shelter, which may be the source of some of the uses of this verb. Compare sconce v.¹The form enscance in Barret suggests derivation < Dutch skans = sconce n.³ †1. transitive. To furnish with ‘sconces’ or earthworks; to fortify. Also absol. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > fortify [verb (transitive)] fastenOE enfirm1297 ofstrengthc1325 strengthc1325 warnc1330 ward1340 warnestorec1374 abattlec1380 embattlec1380 fortify1436 bulwark1450 strengthen1450 bastille1480 enstrength1483 rempare1525 munite1533 fence1535 force1535 ranforce1547 rampire1550 fort1559 ramforce1570 fortificate1575 refortify1579 ensconce1590 munify1596 sconce1598 renforce1602 harness1611 munish1633 tackle1645 schanze1901 1590 J. Smythe Certain Disc. Weapons 12 b A vaine opinion of insconsing of Sconces in the drie grounds of England. 1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words Bastionare, to ensconce, to blocke. 1752 T. Carte Gen. Hist. Eng. III. 674 To insconce the bridges, to stop the fords. 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. Ensconce, to intrench; to protect by a slight fortification. absolute.1598 R. Barret Theorike & Pract. Mod. Warres ii. 16 He is to enscance and fortifie as commodity and the place will permit. †2. a. To shelter within or behind a fortification; also transferred and figurative. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > refuge or shelter > seek (refuge) [verb (transitive)] > shelter wrench?c1225 covera1275 herda1300 lown1487 scug1513 subumber1543 becalm1559 embower1580 ensconce1594 sconce1598 screen1611 burrow1657 lew1664 embosom1685 1594 W. Shakespeare Lucrece sig. L1 He entertain'd a show, so seeming iust, And therein so ensconc't his secret euill, That [etc.] . View more context for this quotation a1616 W. Shakespeare Comedy of Errors (1623) ii. ii. 38 I must get a sconce for my head, and Insconce it to. View more context for this quotation 1619 J. Denison Heauenly Banquet 80 The Israelites were insconsed with strong bulwarks. 1663 S. Butler Hudibras: First Pt. i. iii. 265 A fort of Erroor, to ensconce Absurdity and ignorance. 1686 W. de Britaine Humane Prudence (ed. 3) 21 'Tis my Complacency that Vest to have, T' insconce my Person from Frigidity. a1734 R. North Examen (1740) iii. viii. ⁋79 644 His Person..is insconsed. †b. reflexive. Also figurative. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > refuge or shelter > take refuge or shelter [verb (reflexive)] fleea1400 shroud1553 shadea1586 ensconce1590 refuge1604 shelter1611 engarrison1682 society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > fortify [verb (reflexive)] > shelter in fortification ensconce1590 1590 J. Smythe Certain Disc. Weapons 13 Wet grounds where they may ensconce themselves with small cost within little Ilands. 1624 J. Smith Gen. Hist. Virginia i. 6 Inskonsing my selfe euery two dayes, where I would leaue Garrisons for my retreat. 1678 S. Butler Hudibras: Third Pt. iii. i. 64 He..Insconc'd himself as formidable, As could be, underneath a Table. figurative.1609 W. Shakespeare Sonnets xlix. sig. D3 Against that time do I insconce me here Within the knowledge of mine owne desart. View more context for this quotation1627 Speed England, etc., Wales xiv. §3 The Country hath not naturall prouision to ensconce her selfe against the extremitie of winds and weather. †c. intransitive for reflexive. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > throw up fortifications [verb (intransitive)] > shelter in fortification ensconce1589 1589 R. Lane in R. Hakluyt Princ. Navigations iii. 739 I would haue holden this course of insconsing euery two dayes march. 1663 S. Butler Hudibras: First Pt. i. iii. 194 The fort where he ensconc'd. 1721 T. D'Urfey New Opera's 250 E'er I could Ensconce, comes up this Devil agen. 3. transitive. To establish in a place or position for the purpose: a. of concealment. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > hide, conceal [verb (transitive)] heeleOE forhelec888 i-hedec888 dernc893 hidec897 wryOE behelec1000 behidec1000 bewryc1000 forhidec1000 overheleOE hilla1250 fealc1325 cover1340 forcover1382 blinda1400 hulsterc1400 overclosec1400 concealc1425 shroud1426 blend1430 close1430 shadow1436 obumber?1440 mufflea1450 alaynec1450 mew?c1450 purloin1461 to keep close?1471 oversilec1478 bewrap1481 supprime1490 occulta1500 silec1500 smoor1513 shadec1530 skleir1532 oppressa1538 hudder-mudder1544 pretex1548 lap?c1550 absconce1570 to steek away1575 couch1577 recondite1578 huddle1581 mew1581 enshrine1582 enshroud1582 mask1582 veil1582 abscondc1586 smotherc1592 blot1593 sheathe1594 immask1595 secret1595 bemist1598 palliate1598 hoodwinka1600 overmaska1600 hugger1600 obscure1600 upwrap1600 undisclose1601 disguise1605 screen1611 underfold1612 huke1613 eclipsea1616 encavea1616 ensconcea1616 obscurify1622 cloud1623 inmewa1625 beclouda1631 pretext1634 covert1647 sconce1652 tapisa1660 shun1661 sneak1701 overlay1719 secrete1741 blank1764 submerge1796 slur1813 wrap1817 buttress1820 stifle1820 disidentify1845 to stick away1900 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > hiding, concealing from view > conceal oneself [verb (reflexive)] hidec897 wryOE shroudc1402 imbosk1562 shrine1570 thick1574 mew1581 burrow1596 dern1604 earth1609 veil1614 ensconcea1616 abscond1626 perdue1694 secrete1764 to stow away1795 a1616 W. Shakespeare Merry Wives of Windsor (1623) iii. iii. 83 I will ensconce mee behinde the Arras. View more context for this quotation 1826 W. Scott Woodstock I. viii. 215 He must discover where this Stuart hath ensconced himself. 1841 G. Catlin Lett. N. Amer. Indians I. xxii. 155 I have been closely ensconced in an earth-covered wig-wam. 1856 D. M. Mulock John Halifax III. iii. 74 [I] ensconced myself behind the sheltering Bank blinds. 1875 C. Clery Minor Tactics (ed. 3) xii. 147 Bodies of French skirmishers ensconced themselves in the undulations of the ground. b. of security, comfort, ‘snugness’, etc. Chiefly reflexive. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > make safe or secure [verb (transitive)] > place in safety nestle1548 state1607 sanctuary1615 inlaya1631 lodge1666 ensconce1820 sconce1842 the world > action or operation > safety > obtain safety [verb (reflexive)] > take up secure position retrench1705 snug1795 ensconce1820 the world > space > place > placing or fact of being placed in (a) position > place or put in a position [verb (transitive)] > in a corner, recess, or nook cornera1387 cradlea1400 niche1710 ensconce1820 1820 W. Irving Sketch Bk. II. 126 The parson, who was deeply ensconced in a high-backed oaken chair. 1841 C. Dickens Old Curiosity Shop i. xviii. 189 Ensconcing themselves..in the warm chimney-corner. 1847 Ld. Lindsay Sketches Hist. Christian Art I. 121 A vine, emblematical of the church..the four doctors of the Latin church ensconced among its branches. 1862 E. Bulwer-Lytton Strange Story II. viii. 73 His guest had ensconced himself in Forman's old study. Derivatives enˈsconcing n. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > defence > defensive work(s) > [noun] > construction of defensive works strengthingc1384 warnestoringc1386 munition?c1500 fortification1562 defences1569 ensconcing1590 munifience1596 refortification1598 garrisoning1681 fortifying1719 forting1756 obstacling1882 1590 J. Smythe Certain Disc. Weapons 13 Their ensconcings in the drie grounds upon the Havens of England, are to small purpose. a1652 R. Brome Madd Couple Well Matcht ii. i, in Wks. (1873) I. 31 I need no more insconsing now in Ram-alley. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1589
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