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


  Engaged \En*gaged"\, a.
     1. Occupied; employed; busy.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Pledged; promised; especially, having the affections
        pledged; promised in marriage; affianced; betrothed.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. Greatly interested; of awakened zeal; earnest.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. Involved; esp., involved in a hostile encounter; as, the
        engaged ships continued the fight.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Engaged column. (Arch.) Same as Attached column. See
        under Attach, v. t.
        [1913 Webster]

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


  Engaged \En*gaged"\, a.
     1. Occupied; employed; busy.
  
     2. Pledged; promised; especially, having the affections
        pledged; promised in marriage; affianced; betrothed.
  
     3. Greatly interested; of awakened zeal; earnest.
  
     4. Involved; esp., involved in a hostile encounter; as, the
        engaged ships continued the fight.
  
     Engaged column. (Arch.) Same as Attached column. See
        under Attach, v. t.

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


  engaged column
     n.
     (lb en architecture) A column embedded in a wall and partly
  projecting from the surface of the wall

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


  engaged column
     n.
     (lb en architecture) A column embedded in a wall and partly
  projecting from the surface of the wall

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


  engaged column
     n.
     (lb en architecture) A column embedded in a wall and partly
  projecting from the surface of the wall

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


  engaged column
     n.
     (lb en architecture) A column embedded in a wall and partly
  projecting from the surface of the wall

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


  engaged column /ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒd kˈɒlʌm/
  Halbsäule 
   see: column, columns, solid column

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