- ensconce
[ensconce 词源字典]
- ensconce: see sconce
[ensconce etymology, ensconce origin, 英语词源] - ensconce (v.)
- 1580s, "to cover with a fort," from en- (1) "make, put in" + sconce "small fortification, shelter," perhaps via French, probably from Dutch schans "earthwork" (compare Middle High German schanze "bundle of sticks"), which is of uncertain origin. Hence, "to fix firmly, settle" (1590s). Related: Ensconced.