Engrossment

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Engrossment \En*gross"ment\, n.
     1. The act of engrossing; as, the engrossment of a deed.
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              Engrossments of power and favor.      --Swift.
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     2. That which has been engrossed, as an instrument,
        legislative bill, goods, etc.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  engrossment
       n 1: complete attention; intense mental effort [syn: {concentration},
             {absorption}, {immersion}]
       2: the mental state of being preoccupied by something [syn: {preoccupation},
           {preoccupancy}, {absorption}]
       3: the quality of being intent and concentrated; "the
          intentness of his gaze" [syn: {intentness}]