Ensconcing

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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.
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           She shall not see me: I will ensconce me behind the
           arras.                                   --Shak.
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