Definition of en-

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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-..

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Open-air :: Open-air (a.) Taking place in the open air; outdoor; as, an open-air game or meeting..
Maidenly :: Maidenly (a.) Like a maid; suiting a maid; maiden-like; gentle, modest, reserved..
Earthen-hearted :: Earthen-hearted (a.) Hard-hearted; sordid; gross.
Seven-thirties :: Seven-thirties (n. pl.) A name given to three several issues of United States Treasury notes, made during the Civil War, in denominations of $50 and over, bearing interest at the rate of seven and three tenths (thirty hundredths) per cent annually. Within a few years they were all redeemed or funded..
Lepidomelane :: Lepidomelane (n.) An iron-potash mica, of a raven-black color, usually found in granitic rocks in small six-sided tables, or as an aggregation of minute opaque scales. See Mica..
Aaron's Rod :: Aaron's rod () A plant with a tall flowering stem; esp. the great mullein, or hag-taper, and the golden-rod..
Wizen-faced :: Wizen-faced (a.) Having a shriveled, thin, withered face..
Em- :: Em- () A prefix. See En-.
Broken-backed :: Broken-backed (a.) Having a broken back; as, a broken-backed chair..
Whistlewing :: Whistlewing (n.) The American golden-eye.
Gapingstock :: Gapingstock (n.) One who is an object of open-mouthed wonder.
Shank :: Shank (v.) A wading bird with long legs; as, the green-legged shank, or knot; the yellow shank, or tattler; -- called also shanks..
Open-handed :: Open-handed (a.) Generous; liberal; munificent.
Broken-bellied :: Broken-bellied (a.) Having a ruptured belly.
Golden-rod :: Golden-rod (n.) A tall herb (Solidago Virga-aurea), bearing yellow flowers in a graceful elongated cluster. The name is common to all the species of the genus Solidago..
Open-headed :: Open-headed (a.) Bareheaded.
Broken-hearted :: Broken-hearted (a.) Having the spirits depressed or crushed by grief or despair.
Men-of-war :: Men-of-war (pl. ) of Manofwa.
Croquet :: Croquet (n.) An open-air game in which two or more players endeavor to drive wooden balls, by means of mallets, through a series of hoops or arches set in the ground according to some pattern..
Pigeon-breasted :: Pigeon-breasted (a.) Having a breast like a pigeon, -- the sternum being so prominent as to constitute a deformity; chicken-breasted..
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