Part 3745

<h1>Enchainment</h1> <Xpage=488>

<hw>En*chain"ment</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>encha\'8cnement</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of enchaining, or state of being enchained.</def>

<h1>Enchair</h1> <Xpage=488>

<hw>En*chair"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To seat in a chair.</def>

<i>Tennyson.</i>

<h1>Enchannel</h1> <Xpage=488>

<hw>En*chan"nel</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To make run in a channel.</def> "Its waters were <i>enchanneled</i>."

<i>Sir D. Brewster.</i>

<h1>Enchant</h1> <Xpage=488>

<hw>En*chant"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Enchanted</er>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Enchanting</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[F. <ets>enchanter</ets>, L. <ets>incantare</ets> to chant or utter a magic formula over or against one, to bewitch; <ets>in</ets> in, against + <ets>cantare</ets> to sing. See <er>Chant</er>, and cf. <er>Incantation</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>To charm by sorcery; to act on by enchantment; to get control of by magical words and rites.</def>

<blockquote>And now about the caldron sing, Like elves and fairies in a ring, <b>Enchanting</b> all that you put in. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>He is <b>enchanted</b>, cannot speak. <i>Tennyson.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To delight in a high degree; to charm; to enrapture; <as>as, music <ex>enchants</ex> the ear</as>.</def>

<blockquote>Arcadia was the charmed circle where all his spirits forever should be <b>enchanted</b>. <i>Sir P. Sidney.</i></blockquote>

<syn>Syn. -- To charm; bewitch; fascinate. Cf. <er>Charm</er>.</syn>

<h1>Enchanted</h1> <Xpage=488>

<hw>En*chant"ed</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Under the power of enchantment; possessed or exercised by enchanters; <as>as, an <ex>enchanted</ex> castle</as>.</def>

<h1>Enchanter</h1> <Xpage=488>

<hw>En*chant"er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>enchanteur</ets>.]</ety> <def>One who enchants; a sorcerer or magician; also, one who delights as by an enchantment.</def>

<blockquote>Like ghosts from an <b>enchanter</b> fleeing. <i>Shelley.</i></blockquote>

<cs><col>Enchanter's nightshade</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a genus (<spn>Circ\'91a</spn>) of low inconspicuous, perennial plants, found in damp, shady places.</cd></cs>

<h1>Enchanting</h1> <Xpage=488>

<hw>En*chant"ing</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Having a power of enchantment; charming; fascinating.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>En*chant"ing*ly</wf>, <tt>adv.</tt></wordforms>

<h1>Enchantment</h1> <Xpage=488>

<hw>En*chant"ment</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>enchantement</ets>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>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.</def>

<blockquote>After the last <b>enchantment</b> you did here. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>