enchase
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She may turn out to be a pearl of a wife, this young lady whom you are requested to enchase in gold.
From Major Frank by James Akeroyd
Of late years the enchased brass vessels made in Benares have been much admired, and have secured a large and profitable sale.
From Life and Work in Benares and Kumaon, 1839-1877 by James Kennedy
I myself, though weary and excited, leant against the marble enchased wall which incloses the steps that lead up to the tabernacle in order to look my father in the face as I listened.
From Gabriel A Story of the Jews in Prague by Spiegfried Kohn
The night was lovely, and the moon shone with full-orbed radiance upon the cloth of gold, embroidered velvet curtains, and high enchased silver sculptures of the imperial bed.
From Tales from Blackwood Volume 9 by Various
Looking up, he saw the irregular circle of the moon high in the sky, so brilliant that the scored relievo work enchased upon her surface was obscured by the bright light reflected from it.
From Bevis The Story of a Boy by Richard Jefferies
Its rim A spray of leaves enchased, white as with rime Night fallen.
From Lilith The Legend of the First Woman by Ada Langworthy Collier
Relating to the art of carving, enchasing, or embossing in low relief.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Noah Webster
After dismounting it—an operation that the quite primitive enchasing of the face plate renders very easy—we took a copy of it, which we measured with care.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 810, July 11, 1891 by Various
