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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Ensconce \En*sconce"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ensconced; imp. &
     p. p. Ensconcing.]
     To cover or shelter, as with a sconce or fort; to place or
     hide securely; to conceal.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           She shall not see me: I will ensconce me behind the
           arras.                                   --Shak.
     [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Ensconce \En*sconce"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ensconced; imp. &
     p. p. Ensconcing.]
     To cover or shelter, as with a sconce or fort; to place or
     hide securely; to conceal.
  
           She shall not see me: I will ensconce me behind the
           arras.                                   --Shak.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  ensconcing
     vb.
     (present participle of en ensconce nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  ensconcing
     vb.
     (present participle of en ensconce nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  ensconcing
     vb.
     (present participle of en ensconce nocat=1)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  ensconcing
     vb.
     (present participle of en ensconce nocat=1)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  ensconcing
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en ensconce ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb ensconce)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Ensconcing /ɛnskˈɒnsɪŋ/
  الحجب

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  ensconcing /ɛnskˈɒnsɪŋ/
  gut unterbringend, platzierend
   see: ensconce sb., ensconced, ensconce a child in the safety seat, be happily ensconed at that school
  

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