enniche
enniche verb: to place in a niche, or as in a niche.
Verb
enniche (third-person singular simple present enniches, present participle enniching, simple past and past participle enniched)
- To place in a niche, or as in a niche.
- And to do justice to Slawkenbergius, he has entered a list with a stronger lance, and taken a much larger career in it, than any one man who had ever entered it before him,——and indeed, in many respects, deserves to be en-nich'd as a prototype for all writers, of voluminous works at least, to model...1761, Laurence Sterne, The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman
Forms of enniche
| third-person singular present | enniches |
|---|---|
| present participle | enniching |
| past participle | enniched |
| past | enniched |
Origin of enniche
From en- + niche.
Questions about enniche
- What does enniche mean?
- Enniche means to place in a niche, or as in a niche.
- What part of speech is enniche?
- Enniche is a verb.
- What is the past tense of enniche?
- The past tense of enniche is enniched.
Words near enniche in the dictionary
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