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
.
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2. The area or town inclosed by a line of fortification.
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The suburbs are not unfrequently larger than their
enceinte. --S. W.
Williams.
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Enceinte
\En`ceinte"\, a. [F., fr. L. in not + cinctus, p. p. of
cingere to gird about.]
Pregnant; with child.
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