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.
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En`ceinte", a. [F., fr. L. in not + cinctus, p. p. of cingere to gird about.]
Pregnant; with child.
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