entoil en · VERB
Etymology
From en- + toil.
Meanings
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To capture with, or as if with, toils or nets; to ensnare or catch out.
It seem'd he never, never could redeem, / From such a stedfast spell his lady's eyes; / So mus'd awhile, entoiled in woofed phantasies.
1819, John Keats, “The Eve of St. Agnes”, in Lamia, Isabella, the Eve of St. Agnes, and Other Poems, London: […] [Thomas Davison] for Taylor and Hessey, […], published 1820, →OCLC, stanza XXXII, page 99:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| entoils | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| entoiling | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| entoiled | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| entoiled | Tense=Past | lexicographic |