Part 715

En*chafe" (?), v. t. To chafe; to enrage; to heat. [Obs.] Shak.

En*chaf"ing, n. Heating; burning. [Obs.]

The wicked enchaufing or ardure of this sin .

Chaucer.

En*chain" (?), v. t. [F. enchaîner; pref. en- (L. in) chaîne chain. See Chain, and cf. Incatenation.] 1. To bind with a chain; to hold in chains.

2. To hold fast; to confine; as, to enchain attention.

3. To link together; to connect. Howell.

En*chain"ment (?), n. [Cf. F. enchaînement.] The act of enchaining, or state of being enchained.

En*chair" (?), v. t. To seat in a chair. Tennyson.

En*chan"nel (?), v. t. To make run in a channel. "Its waters were enchanneled." Sir D. Brewster.

En*chant" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Enchanted; p. pr. & vb. n. Enchanting.] [F. enchanter, L. incantare to chant or utter a magic formula over or against one, to bewitch; in in, against + cantare to sing. See Chant, and cf. Incantation.] 1. To charm by sorcery; to act on by enchantment; to get control of by magical words and rites.

And now about the caldron sing, Like elves and fairies in a ring, Enchanting all that you put in.

Shak.

He is enchanted, cannot speak.

Tennyson.

2. To delight in a high degree; to charm; to enrapture; as, music enchants the ear.

Arcadia was the charmed circle where all his spirits forever should be enchanted.

Sir P. Sidney.

Syn. -- To charm; bewitch; fascinate. Cf. Charm.

En*chant"ed (?), a. Under the power of enchantment; possessed or exercised by enchanters; as, an enchanted castle.

En*chant"er (?), n. [Cf. F. enchanteur.] One who enchants; a sorcerer or magician; also, one who delights as by an enchantment.

Like ghosts from an enchanter fleeing.

Shelley.

Enchanter's nightshade (Bot.), a genus (Circæa) of low inconspicuous, perennial plants, found in damp, shady places.

En*chant"ing, a. Having a power of enchantment; charming; fascinating. -- En*chant"ing*ly, adv.

En*chant"ment (?), n. [F. enchantement.] 1. The act of enchanting; the production of certain wonderful effects by the aid of demons, or the agency of supposed spirits; the use of magic arts, spells, or charms; incantation.

After the last enchantment you did here.

Shak.