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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Engaging \En*ga"ging\, a.
Tending to draw the attention or affections; attractive; as,
engaging manners or address. -- En*ga"ging*ly, adv. --
En*ga"ging*ness, n.
Engaging and disengaging gear or machinery, that in
which, or by means of which, one part is alternately
brought into gear or out of gear with another part, as
occasion may require.