Definition of em-

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Em- () A prefix. See En-.

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Stem-winding :: Stem-winder (n.) A stem-winding watch.
Em- :: Em- () A prefix. See En-.
Stemless :: Stem-clasping (a.) Embracing the stem with its base; amplexicaul; as a leaf or petiole.
En- :: En- () A prefix signifying in or into, used in many English words, chiefly those borrowed from the French. Some English words are written indifferently with en-or in-. For ease of pronunciation it is commonly changed to em-before p, b, and m, as in employ, embody, emmew. It is sometimes used to give a causal force, as in enable, enfeeble, to cause to be, or to make, able, or feeble; and sometimes merely gives an intensive force, as in enchasten. See In-..
Stench :: Stem-winding (a.) Wound by mechanism connected with the stem; as, a stem-winding watch..
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