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Definition of Enchase
1. v. t. To incase or inclose in a border or rim; to surround with an ornamental casing, as a gem with gold; to encircle; to inclose; to adorn.
Definition of Enchase
1. Verb. To set (a gemstone etc) into. ¹
2. Verb. (figuratively) To be a setting for. ¹
3. Verb. To decorate with jewels, or with inlaid ornament. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Enchase
1. to place in an ornamental setting [v -CHASED, -CHASING, -CHASES]
Medical Definition of Enchase
1. 1. To incase or inclose in a border or rim; to surround with an ornamental casing, as a gem with gold; to encircle; to inclose; to adorn. "Enchased with a wanton ivy twine." (Spenser) "An precious stones, in studs of gold enchased, The shaggy velvet of his buskins graced." (Mickle) 2. To chase; to ornament by embossing or engraving; as, to enchase a watch case. "With golden letters . . . Well enchased." (Spenser) 3. To delineate or describe, as by writing. "All which . . . For to enchase, Him needeth sure a golden pen, I ween." (Spenser) Origin: F. Enchasser; pref. En- (L. In) + chasse box containing relics, frame, case, the same word as caisse case. See 1st Case, and cf. Chase, Encase, Incase. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Enchase
Literary usage of Enchase
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter William Skeat (1893)
"The two senses of casement are, in fact, connected ; and, just as casement in
the sense of ' moulding' is from the verb to enchase, so casement in the sense ..."
2. A Concise Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter William Skeat (1901)
"to enchase; short for enchase, which see. Chasm. ' • — Gk.) L. chasma, a gulf.
— Gk. \aapa, a yawning cleft. ..."
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