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enchase

 
Dictionary: en·chase   (ĕn-chās') pronunciation

tr.v., -chased, -chas·ing, -chas·es.
  1. To set (a gem, for example).
  2. To set with or as if with gems: enchase a brooch.
  3. To decorate or ornament by inlaying or engraving.

[Middle English, to engrave, from Old French enchasser, to set gems : en-, in; see en-1 + chasse, case (from Latin capsa, box).]


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