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Definition of Ensconces
1. ensconce [v] - See also: ensconce
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ensconces
Literary usage of Ensconces
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1902)
"... by the other stronger tissues and finally ensconces itself on the serous
articular surfaces that are less able to defend themselves than other parts of ..."
2. The Malay Archipelago: The Land of the Orang-utan and the Bird of Paradise by Alfred Russell Wallace (1872)
"... place among the brandies, and the hunter ensconces himself in it before
daylight, armed with his bow and a number of arrows terminating in a round knob. ..."
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