The suburbs are not unfrequently larger than their enceinte.
S. W. Williams.
||En`ceinte", a. [F., fr. L. in not + cinctus, p. p. of cingere to gird about.] Pregnant; with child.
||En*ce"ni*a (?), n. pl. [LL. encaenia, fr. Gr. &?; a feast of dedication; &?; in + &?; new.] A festival commemorative of the founding of a city or the consecration of a church; also, the ceremonies (as at Oxford and Cambridge, England) commemorative of founders or benefactors.
En*cense" (?), v. t. & i. [F. encenser, fr. encens. See Incense, n.] To offer incense to or upon; to burn incense. [Obs.] Chaucer.
En`ce*phal"ic (?), a. [See Encephalon.] (Anat.) Pertaining to the encephalon or brain.
En*ceph`a*li"tis (?), n. [NL., from Gr. 'egke`falos the brain + -itis.] (Med.) Inflammation of the brain. -- En`ceph*a*lit"ic (#), a.
En*ceph"a*lo*cele (?), n. [Gr. 'egke`falos the brain + kh`lh tumor.] (Med.) Hernia of the brain.
En*ceph"a*loid (?), a. [Gr. 'egke`falos + -oid.] Resembling the material of the brain; cerebriform.
Encephaloid cancer (Med.), a very malignant form of cancer of brainlike consistency. See under Cancer.
En*ceph"a*loid, n. An encephaloid cancer.
En*ceph`a*lol"o*gy (?), n. [Gr. 'egke`falos the brain + -logy.] The science which treats of the brain, its structure and functions.
En*ceph"a*lon (?), n. [NL. See Encephalos.] (Anat.) The contents of the cranium; the brain.
En*ceph`a*lop"a*thy (?), n. [Gr. 'egke`falos the brain + pa`schein, paqei^n, to suffer.] (Med.) Any disease or symptoms of disease referable to disorders of the brain; as, lead encephalopathy, the cerebral symptoms attending chronic lead poisoning.
En*ceph"a*los (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'egke`falos; 'en in + kefalh` head.] (Anat.) The encephalon.
In man the encephalos reaches its full size about seven years of age.
Sir W. Hamilton.
En*ceph`a*lot"o*my (?), n. [Gr. 'egke`falos the brain + &?; a cutting.] (Surg.) The act or art of dissecting the brain.
En*ceph"a*lous (?), a. (Zoöl.) Having a head; -- said of most Mollusca; -- opposed to acephalous.
En*chafe" (?), v. t. To chafe; to enrage; to heat. [Obs.] Shak.