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enseamed

enseamed is the simple past and past participle of enseam.

Meaning of enseam

Verb

enseam (third-person singular simple present enseams, present participle enseaming, simple past and past participle enseamed)

  1. (obsolete) To remove the surplus fat from a horse or (in falconry) a bird.
    • She was not clene ensaymed,
      She was not wel reclaymed;
      But the fawconer unfayned
      Was moch more febler brayned.c. 1503–1512, John Skelton, Ware the Hauke; republished in John Scattergood, editor, John Skelton: The Complete English Poems, 1983, →OCLC, page 63, lines 79–83
  2. (obsolete) To sew or stitch up in a covering

Questions about enseamed

What is enseamed the simple past and past participle of?
Enseamed is the simple past and past participle of enseam.

Words near enseamed in the dictionary

  1. enseal
  2. ensealed
  3. ensealing
  4. enseals
  5. enseam
  6. enseamed
  7. enseaming
  8. enseams
  9. ensear
  10. ensearch
  11. ensearched

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