enchecker 
I 01 to pave 
Tin' excellency of tills cave. 
Squirrels' an. I i-liHilmi s teeth Ilitc shed 
Ami neatly here > m -In; /n. ,<,/ 
II > <:>., He.spei Men, p. 177. 
enchedet, . [MF,., with nccom. E. suffix -ccf, < 
OF. < Hi-lit ii. I'iillcn. pp. of nirhmir, fall, < cn- 
+ clii-iitr, < I,, i-inlii;. fall: sec cadent, case 1 .] 
Fallen; vanquished. 
And the mrlifilf kynuc in thu gay arnica, 
l.isur mil' "ii,. the grownude, ami uirdc thoroweevene! 
,!/,/, .!,//,,, (i;. K. "I. S.), 1. 3938. 
encheert (eu-cheV), /. I. [< en- 1 + cheer*.] To 
enliven ; cheer. 
And In liis soveralne tliniiu< gait straight dispose 
Himself.', more full i if uract' iiiul Majoitic, 
That mote enchearr Ills friends, und foes mote terrifle. 
>> ,i.-a'i; V. <>., VII. vl. 24. 
encheirion (en-ki'ri-on), n. ; pi. encHfiria (-ft). 
[Gr. fyx e 'l H " v t ( * p - i"> "*" ^ E 'V'> a hand.] A hand- 
kerchief or napkin hanging from the zone or 
girdle, formerly worn as one of tho vestments 
of tho Greek clergy. It is regarded by some as 
the original form of the present epigouation. 
Enchelia (I'n-ko'H-ii), H. /;. [NL., < Or. fytf/iur, 
an eel.] Ehrenberg's name (1830) of the group 
of iufusoriant* now called Enchelyidtf. 
Enchelycephali (en''kel-i-sef'a-li). *!>' [NL., 
pi. of eitcltelyceplialus : see enchclycephalous] 
A group of apodal teleostean fishes, containing 
the true eels and congers, as distinguished from 
the munenoids, etc., which form the group Colo- 
ccphali. The technical characters are the alisence of a 
precoracold arch and syniplectic bone, In connection with 
a developed preoperailum and opercular bones. In Cope's 
system the wroup is an order of physostomous Ashes; In 
Gill's, a sultorder of Abides. 
enchelycephalous (en"kel-i-sef'a-lus), a. [< 
NL. rnelieli/cfphalus, < Gr. lyx&vr,, an eel, + 
ite(ba?.f/, head.] Pertaining to or having the 
characters of the Enchelycephali. 
cnchelyid (en-kel'i-id), n. An animalcule of 
the family Enchclyidce. 
Enchelyidae (en-ke-li'i-de), n. pi. ^NL., < E- 
cltclys T -i'rfrtt.] A family of free-swimming in- 
fusorial animalcules. They are 
holotriehous ciliate infusorians more 
or less ovate In form, and ciliated 
throughout, the oral cilia being slight- 
ly larger than those of the general cu- 
ticular surface. The cuticle is soft and 
flexible, the oral aperture terminal or 
lateral, and the anterior extremity of 
the body never prolonged in a neck- 
like manner. They are found In stag- 
nant water, and multiply by fis-sion. 
Also Encfit'lia, Eiichetina, Encheliiwe, 
Kiu-hrltta, etc. 
Enchelys (en'ke-lis), n. [NL. 
(Mttller, 178G), < Gr. tyjfAuf, an 
eel.] The typical genus of the 
family Encltelyidce, with simply 
ciliate terminal mouth, as in E. 
farcimen. Also spelled Enchelis. 
enchequert, v. t. See encheclcer. 
enchero (ou-shar'), n. [F. en- 
r/i/rr. OF. ,;i,-l,in-<- (ML. reflex 
i in-lit I'iii), auction, auctioning, 
< encherir, P. encherir, < ML. incariare, bid for 
a thing at auction, < L. in, in, + earns, dear, 
precious.] In French law, an auction ; sale by 
auction. 
enchesont, encheasont, n. [ME. enclicson, en- 
rhenun, enchesoun, earlier ancheson, ancheison, 
ancheinun, iineheisoun, later often abbr. cheson, 
ckexMii, flii.ioitn (cf. It. cagione); with altered 
prefix, prop, aehesoun (rare), < OF. <t<-lniimi, 
ndittimin. iir/ii'fH'n, var. of ochoison, ocoison, etc., 
= Pr. iictti'o. <irliai;<>, <u-hai:<t = It. cayiiine, also 
occaxione, < L. <i<-c<t.ii<i(n-), occasion, cause: see 
occasion. Archaic in Spenser.] Cause; rea- 
son; occasion. 
What Is the e nchegoun 
And final cause of wo that ye endm a 
CAoe.T, Trolliu, 1. 681 . 
Frendis, be noght nfferdc afore, 
I schall gou saye encheson why. York Play*, p. 191. 
"Certes, " sai.l he. " well mote I shame to tell 
The fond encfifaxnn that me hither led." 
Sff-mer, F. Q., II. 1. 30. 
enchestt, <. /. Sec inrin-xf. 
enchiridion (en-ki-rid'i-on), . ; pi. enchiridions, 
i ni'liiridiii \-onx. -ii). [LL., < Gr. hxtiatttov, 
a handbook, manual, neut. of tyxtipfmot, in tho 
hand, < h>, in, + x e 'P> the hand.] A book to be 
carried in the hand; a manual; a handbook. 
[Rare.] 
\Vehave . . . thought good t<> publish uu ediiiou in a 
Mnaller volume, that as an i ii'-hiriditin it may be more 
ready ami nsefnil I'.n'hin. ralrmlarium Horteuse. Int. 
i:u<'hii-iilt"ii* of meditation nil divine. 
Thureau, Letters, p. 29. 
1913 
Specifically - (a) A Human Catholic service-book contain 
Ing the Little i mice of the Virgin. <() An ecclesiastical 
liianii.il "i til' linvk Church. 
enchisel (fii-chi/'cl). r. (. ; pret. and pp. en- 
f/nsi/iil, riii'liisillnl, ppr. enchitteling, eiichitet- 
HHIJ. [< <-' + rUsef*.] To cut with a chisel. 
Oraiff, 
enchondroma (en-kon-<lr6'mil)j .; pi. 
//rinitiitii (-ma-til), f NL., < (ir. fi; in, + 
cartilage, + -<na.] Same as chimdnini". 
enchondromatous (en-kon-drom'a-tus), a. [< 
< iii-liiiiiilriiiiKi(t-) + -ous.] Same as chondroma- 
enchondrOUS (en-kon'drus), a. [< Gr. h, in, 
+ x6vtpos, cartilage.] Cartilaginous. Thomas, 
Med. Diet. 
Enchophyllum (en-ko-fil'um), . [NL. (Amyot 
and Serville, 1843), <'Gr. tyxC, spear, lance, + 
flMjav = L. folium, a leaf.] A genus of homop- 
terons insects of the family Membracida, of 
arched compressed form, with a long, curved, 
horn-like process on the back pointing 'or- 
ward. E. crucntatum, so called from its red 
markings, inhabits tropical America. 
enchorial (en-ko'ri-al), a. [< LL. cnchorius (< 
Gr. fy^upiof, in or of the country, < ev, in, + 
X&pa, country) + -al.] Belonging to or used 
in a certain country; native; indigenous; de- 
motic: specifically applied to written charac- 
ters: as, an enchorial alphabet. See demotic. 
The demotic or enchorial writing is merely a forni of 
hieratic used for the vulgar dialect, and employed for 
legal documents from the time of Dyn. XXVI. downwards. 
Encyc. Brit., VII. 721. 
enchoric (en-kor'ik), a. Same as enchorial. 
enchoristic (en-ko-ris'tik), . [As enchor-ial 
+ -w(ic.] Belonging to a given region; na- 
tive, indigenous, or autochthonous. 
enchylema (en-ki-le'mS), n. [NL., < Gr. ev, in, 
+ ^?.<f, juice: see chyle.] 1. The fluid and 
unorganized part of vegetable protoplasm. 
2. The hyaline or granular substance of the 
nucleus of a cell, in which the other nuclear 
elements are embedded. 
This basal substance, tnchiilema, is probably more or less 
nearly fluid during life, anil Is equivalent to the "kern- 
saft" of those German writers who apply that term In its 
proper and restricted sense. Science, VIII. 125. 
enchymatous (en-kira'a-tus), a. f< Gr. tyxv- 
/la(r-), an infusion (< fyx c ' v , pour in, infuse, < 
h, in, -I- x e ' v , pour: see chyme 1 ), + -OM*.] In- 
fused; distended by infusion: an epithet ap- 
plied to glandular epithelial cells. 
encincture (en-singk'tur), r. t. ; pret. and pp. 
encinctured, ppr. encincturing. [< en-* + cinc- 
ture. Cf. enceinte] To surround with or as with 
a cincture, girdle, or band; bind about. 
encincture (en-singk'tur), n. [< encincture, p.] 
A cincture or girdle. 
Fancy, free, . . . 
Hath reached the encincturc of that gloomy sea 
Whose waves the Orphean lyre forbade to meet 
In conflict. R'orrfjwwM, Source of the Danube. 
encinderedt (en-sin'derd), a. [< en-* + cinder; 
suggested prob. by encincrnte] Burned to cin- 
ders. Cockeram. 
encineratet (en-sin'e-rat), v. t. See incinerate. 
encino (en-se'no), n. [Mex.] In California, 
the coast live-oak, Quercua agrifolia. It is a 
large evergreen tree, with hard, heavy wood, 
but of little value except for fuel. 
encipher (en-si'fer), '. t. [< en-* + cipher.] 
To put into cipher. Also spelled cncypher. 
To encipher a message In the General Service Code. 
/'arrow, Mil. Encyc., III. 113 
en cirage (on se-riizh'). [F. : en, in; cirage, 
waxing, blacking, < cirer, wax: see cere.] In 
the manner of waxing ; appearing to be waxed : 
an epithet applied to a monochrome picture in 
various shades of yellow. See ctniittii-u. 
encircle (en-ser'kl), i'. t. : pret. and pp. encircled, 
ppr. encircling. [Also incircle, formerly also 
incrrrle. incirculc; < en- 1 + circle] 1. To form 
a circle round; inclose or surround circularly ; 
embrace as in a ring or circle ; gird : as, lumi- 
nous rings encircle Saturn. 
Then let them all encircle him about. 
SA<llt.,M. W. of W., iv. 4. 
Young Hermes next, a close contriving God, 
Her In ''"/ with his serpent ro<l, 
Then plots and fair excuses fill'd her brain. 
", Hesiod, Rise of Woman. 
2. To encompass ; surround ; environ : as, the 
army cnrirrlrd tho city. 3. To move about in 
a circular direction ; make the circuit of. 
Towards the South and South-wot of this Cape is found 
a long and dangerous shoule of rocks and sand, but so farre 
as I inert-tied it, I found thirty fathome water and a stroim 
currant. Capl. Julm Smith, True Travels, II. 194. 
enclitics 
encirclett ,en-s6r'klet), . [Also ineirclet; 
inv;:. < in-* + circlet, after the verb encircle.] 
.\ circle; a ring. 
In whine incircMt If ye gaze, 
Your eyes may tread the lover'n maze. 
.Sir /'. Sutiiey, Arcadia, it 
enclaretedt (en-klar'e-ted), a. [< en-* + dun / 
+ -eift] Mingled with claret; claret-colored. 
[Rare.] 
lip- she has all ruble red, 
Cheeks like creame enclarited. 
llerrick, Heiperldes, p. Mil. 
enclasp, inclasp (on-, in-klasp'), " ' F< en- 1 , 
in- 2 , + claxp.] 1. To fasten with a clasp. 
2. To clasp; embrace. 
The nattering Ivy who did ever ee 
Inclasp the huge trunk of an aged tree? 
/'. Beaumont, The Hermaphrodite. 
enclave (F. pron. oh-klav'), f. t. ; pret. and pp. 
enclaved, ppr. enclaving. [In mod. use directly 
from mod. F. ; ME. enclaven, < OF. enclarcr, F. 
enclavcr, inclose, lock in, < Pr. enclavar = It. 
inehiatare, lock, < ML. inclararc, inclose, < L. 
in + clavis, a key (or clavus, a nail, boltf).] 
To inclose or surround, as a region or state, by 
the territories of another power. 
enclave (F. pron. on-klav ), n. [D. G. enclave 
= Dan. cnklave = 8w. enklav (def. 1), < F. en- 
clave, < enclarer, inclose: see enclave, v.] 1. 
Something closed ; specifically, a small outly- 
ing portion of a country which is entirely sur- 
rounded by the territories of another power. 
Enclaves are especially common among the 
states of the German empire. 
Monaco is to lie as It was before 1792, and Avignon, the 
Venaissin, Montbelliard, and all other enclave! within 
these limits are to l>e French territory. 
Wooliey, Introd. to Inter. Law, App. ii., p. 410. 
In the centre of the Galla country are small enclar?*. 
like Harar. R. N. CW, Mod. Langs, of Africa, p. 12S. 
2. lu her., anything let into something else, 
especially when the thing let in is square. 
enclav6 (F. pron. on-kla-va'), a. [F., pp. of 
enclaver, inclose : see enclare] In her. : (a) 
Let into another bearing or division of the 
field, especially when the projecting piece is 
of square form, (b) Divided by a line broken 
in square projections: similar to embattled, 
but in larger parts: said of the field. 
enclavement (F. pron. ou-klav'mon), n. [< F. 
enelarement (= It. inchiaramento), < enclaver, 
inclose: see enclave and -ment] The state or 
condition of being an enclave, or surrounded 
by an alien territory, ff'or. Su]n>. 
encleart, r. t. [< en-* + clear.] To make clear; 
lighten up; brighten. 
While light of lightnings flash 
Did pitchy clouds encleare. 
Sir P. Sidney, Pt. 1\\\\ ii 
enclinet, r. An obsolete form of incline. 
enclisis (en'kli-sis), n. [< Gr. i jx/r/f, inclina- 
tion, < eyiOuveiv, incline : see incline.] In Gr. 
and I.nl. gram., pronunciation as an enclitic ; 
attachment of a word in pronunciation to the 
previous word, to which it transfers its accent : 
opposed to orthotoneni#. Also called inclination. 
See enclitic, n. 
Retaining the convenient terms orthotonesls and en- 
dint to designate this alternating accent. 
Amer. Jour, fkilol., VI. 218. 
enclitic (en-klit'ik), a. and H. [= F. enclitique ; 
< LL. encliticug, < Gr. r}K/.iTu6f, enclitic, lit. 
leaning on, < i-jit'/.ivfiv (= L. inclinare, > E. in- 
cline'), lean toward, incline, < h>, in, + id.iveiv 
= E. lean : see lean*, and cf. dine, incline.] I. 
a. 1. Leaning on or against something else. 
[Bare.] 
The barrel . . . stood in a little shed or enclitical pent- 
house. Urartu, Spiritual Quixote, II. 7. 
Specifically 2. In gram., subjoined and ac- 
centually dependent: said of a word or particle 
which in regard to accent forms a part of a 
preceding word and is treated as if one with 
it, or gives up its separate accent, sometimes 
affecting that of its predecessor. 3. In ohstet., 
opposed to synclitic (which see). 
II. . In gram., a word accentually con- 
nected with a preceding word, as que (and) in 
Latin : anna rirumque, arms and the man. 
enclitical (en-klit'i-kal), a. [< enclitic + -al.] 
Same as enclitic. 
enclitically (en-klit'i-kal-i), adr. In an en- 
clitic manner; bv throwing the accent back. 
enclitics (eu-klit''iks), . [PI. of enclitic (see 
-is), with reference to Gr. rj-/j/r, inclination, 
the mode of a verb: see enclisu.] The art of 
inflecting words. [Rare.] 
