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Definition of Enchafing
1. n. Heating; burning.
Definition of Enchafing
1. enchafe [v] - See also: enchafe
Lexicographical Neighbors of Enchafing
Literary usage of Enchafing
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Fredoniad, Or, Independence Preserved: An Epick Poem on the Late War of 1812 by Richard Emmons (1832)
"... he Barnwell gently bore— Who quick suppress'd the jetting of the gore; And by
enchafing of his bosom, soon, He partial waken'd from his pallid swoon. ..."
2. Indian Antiquities: Or, Dissertations Relative to the Ancient Geographical by Thomas Maurice (1800)
"... of enchafing in gold, and of piercing fine gems, diamonds, and rubies ;"-j-
but we perhaps have not taken * See page 583 preceding. f See page 685 ..."
3. The British Critic, and Quarterly Theological Review by John Henry Newman, James Shergold Boone (1801)
"... not to be known till the 15th century; enchafing in gold, and working in ivory
and ebony, with inimitable elegance. ..."
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