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ensheltered

ensheltered is the simple past and past participle of enshelter.

Meaning of enshelter

Verb

enshelter (third-person singular simple present enshelters, present participle ensheltering, simple past and past participle ensheltered)

  1. (obsolete) To shelter.
    • If that the Turkish Fleete
      Be not enshelter'd, and embay'd, they are drown'dc. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Othello, the Moore of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac...

Questions about ensheltered

What is ensheltered the simple past and past participle of?
Ensheltered is the simple past and past participle of enshelter.

Words near ensheltered in the dictionary

  1. enshell
  2. enshelled
  3. enshelling
  4. enshells
  5. enshelter
  6. ensheltered
  7. ensheltering
  8. enshelters
  9. Enshi
  10. enshield
  11. enshielded

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