inshellenshellv.
/ɪnˈʃɛl//ɛnˈʃɛl/ rare.
transitive. To withdraw within the shell. Also figurative.
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the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > backward movement > cause to move back [verb (transitive)] > move or draw something backwards
shrinkc1275
withdrawa1325
retreata1460
retract?a1475
revokea1500
retray1562
revolt1571
back1578
return1594
inshella1616
recede1823
a1616 W. Shakespeare Coriolanus (1623) iv. vi. 47 Auffidius..Thrusts forth his hornes againe into the world Which were In-shell'd, when Martius stood for Rome. View more context for this quotation
1814 J. Galt Prophetess i. i The foes Shrink and enshell themselves within their town.
1877 J. S. Blackie Wise Men Greece 302 None In mortal frame enshelled.
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