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enfields

enfields is the plural of enfield.

Meaning of enfield

Noun

enfield (plural enfields)

  1. A heraldic beast with the head of a fox, the chest of a greyhound, the talons of an eagle, the body of a lion, and the hindlegs and tail of a wolf.
    • Tradition relates, that the O'Kelly crest of “the Enfield” originated at this time, from the circumstance of this animal having issued from the sea, to protect the body of Tadhg from the Danes, 'till rescued by his followers.1847, Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry, page 957

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Noun capitalized: Enfields

Enfields

  1. (plural) plural of Enfield

Questions about enfields

What is enfields the plural of?
Enfields is the plural of enfield.
What part of speech is enfields?
Enfields is a noun.

Words near enfields in the dictionary

  1. enfevered
  2. enfevering
  3. enfevers
  4. enfield
  5. Enfield Lock
  6. enfields
  7. enfierced
  8. enfilade
  9. enfiladed
  10. enfilades
  11. enfilading

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