Meanings
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1
verb
historical: to set a gemstone or another ornament into a mounting
The goldsmith planned to enchase the ruby in a ring of hammered gold.
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2
verb
historical: to decorate with jewels, inlay, engraving, or chased metalwork
Craftsmen enchased the silver panel with flowers and heraldic animals.
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3
verb
archaic: to carve, fashion, or represent a figure in a hard material
The sculptor enchased a procession of saints out of silver.
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Etymology
From Middle English enchacen or enchasen through Middle French enchasser, 'to set or mount,' built from en- + chasse, 'case or setting.' Its jewelry sense broadened to decorating, engraving, and fashioning figures in metal. Historical inchase is a spelling variant.