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Pronunciation : En`ceinte"
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [F., fr. enceindre to gird about, surround, L. incingere; in (intens). + cingere to gird. See Cincture.]
Definition : 1. (Fort.)

Defn: The line of works which forms the main inclosure of a fortress or place; -- called also body of the place.

2. The area or town inclosed by a line of fortification. The suburbs are not unfrequently larger than their enceinte. S. W. Williams.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : En`ceinte"
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [F., fr. L. in not + cinctus, p. p. of cingere to gird about.]
Definition : Defn: Pregnant; with child.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913