Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for EN-CHAIN
EN-CHAIN, v.t. [Fr. enchaƮner. See Chain.]
- To fasten with a chain; to bind or hold in chains; to hold in bondage.
- To hold fast; to restrain; to confine. Dryden.
- To link together; to connect. Howell.
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