ensconce

Verb
Synonyms: settle

WordNet 3.0

Verb (1)

  1. fix firmly“He ensconced himself in the chair”Synonyms: settle
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Ensconce \En*sconce"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ensconced; imp. & p. p. Ensconcing.] To cover or shelter, as with a sconce or fort; to place or hide securely; to conceal. [1913 Webster]

She shall not see me: I will ensconce me behind the arras. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

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