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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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}. 2. The area or town inclosed by a line of fortification. The suburbs are not unfrequently larger than their enceinte. --S. W. Williams. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Enceinte \En`ceinte"\, a. [F., fr L. in not + cinctus, p. p. of cingere to gird about.] Pregnant; with child. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: 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)}]
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