enlacement en · NOUN
Etymology
From enlace + -ment, or from French?
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The act of enlacing, or state of being enlaced; a surrounding with lace or as if with a lace.
Her throat was contracted, her breasts strove against the enlacement of her stays, she was about to weep.
1930, Norman Lindsay, Redheap, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, →OCLC, page 181:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| enlacements | Number=Plur | lexicographic |