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Complete Definition of "ensconce"

was wotd|2006|October|19
English

Pronunciation
IPA|/�n�sk�ns/ italbrac|RP
IPA|/�n�sk�ns/ italbrac|US
audio|en-us-ensconce.ogg|Audio (US)

Verb
en-verb|ensconces|ensconcing|ensconced|ensconced

  1. transitive To place in a secure environment
  2. intransitive To settle comfortably

Quotations
1876 � w:Mark Twain|Mark Twain, s:The Adventures of Tom Sawyer|The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, ch IX
:They found the sharp new heap they were seeking, and ensconced themselves within the protection of three great elms that grew in a bunch within a few feet of the grave.

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