Found 2 items, similar to Enceinte.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: enceinte enceinte adj : in an advanced stage of pregnancy; “was big with child”; “was great with child” [syn: big(p), expectant, gravid, great(p), large(p), heavy(p), with child(p)]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Enceinte Enceinte \En`ceinte"\, n. [F., fr. enceindre to gird about, surround, L. incingere; in (intens). + cingere to gird. See Cincture.] 1. (Fort.) The line of works which forms the main inclosure of a fortress or place; -- called also body of the place . [1913 Webster] 2. The area or town inclosed by a line of fortification. [1913 Webster] The suburbs are not unfrequently larger than their enceinte. --S. W. Williams. [1913 Webster] || Enceinte \En`ceinte"\, a. [F., fr. L. in not + cinctus, p. p. of cingere to gird about.] Pregnant; with child. [1913 Webster] ||