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insconce

insconce is the alternative spelling of ensconce.

Meaning of ensconce

Verb

ensconce (third-person singular simple present ensconces, present participle ensconcing, simple past and past participle ensconced)

  1. (transitive) To place in a secure environment.
    • She shall not see me, I will ensconce mee behinde the Arras.c. 1597 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merry Wiues of Windsor”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
  2. (intransitive, transitive) To settle comfortably.
    • So many invitations had been extended to this premiére that the train was pretty nearly full; [...] the press and other guests distributed themselves over the remaining accommodation, and I ensconced myself in a facing window seat in one of the compartments of the third-class brake next the tender.1941 June, Cecil J. Allen, “British Locomotive Practice and Performance”, in Railway Magazine, pages 261, 263
    Synonyms:
    cuddle up

Forms of insconce

third-person singular presentinsconces
present participleinsconcing
past participleinsconced
pastinsconced

Questions about insconce

What is insconce the alternative spelling of?
Insconce is the alternative spelling of ensconce.

Words near insconce in the dictionary

  1. Insch
  2. inscience
  3. inscient
  4. Inscoe
  5. Inscoes
  6. insconce
  7. insconced
  8. insconces
  9. insconcing
  10. Inscore
  11. Inscores

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