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Enceinte

adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Pregnant. not-comparable

    "And the time was pressing, for the new queen was enceinte, and further concealment was not to be thought of."

Adjective
  1. 1
    in an advanced stage of pregnancy wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    An enclosure.

    "These labours upon Phœnician necropoli are of great importance. [...] M. [Louis Félicien] de Saulcy, one of the first travellers who has thrown light upon these necropoli, devoted himself to a very interesting examination of the tombs of the kings, of the prophets and judges, and upon the immense necropolis that surrounds Jerusalem, like a funeral enceinte."

  2. 2
    The line of works forming the main enclosure of a fortress.
  3. 3
    The area or town enclosed by a line of fortification.

    "S. W. Williams The suburbs are not unfrequently larger than their enceinte."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From French enceinte.

Etymology 2

From French enceinte.

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