en·chase ( n-ch s )tr.v. en·chased, en·chas·ing, en·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).] |
enchase [ɪnˈtʃeɪs]
vb
(tr) a less common word for chase [3]
[from Old French enchasser to enclose, set, from en-1 + casse case2]
enchaser n
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