enceinte

enceinte adjective: pregnant.

Adjective

enceinte (not comparable)

Pregnant.
- And the time was pressing, for the new queen was enceinte, and further concealment was not to be thought of.1909, James Anthony Froude et al., The Reign of Henry the Eighth, volume I

enceinte (plural enceintes)

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...1853, Abbé de St. Michon [i.e., Jean-Hippolyte Michon], chapter XIV, in [anonymous], transl., Narrative of a Religious Journey in the East in 1850 and 1851, London: Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC, page...
- And so across the bridge and into the enceinte of the massive walls, threading their way towards the quarter where the morgue lay.1982, Lawrence Durrell, Constance (Avignon Quintet), Faber & Faber, published 2004, page 824
The line of works forming the main enclosure of a fortress.
The area or town enclosed by a line of fortification.
- S. W. Williams
  The suburbs are not unfrequently larger than their enceinte.

அடைப்பு

plural	enceintes

Borrowed from French enceinte.

What does enceinte mean?: Enceinte means pregnant.
What is enceinte in Tamil?: Enceinte in Tamil is அடைப்பு. See Enceinte meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is enceinte?: Enceinte can be an adjective or a noun.

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