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/en toyl"/, v.t.to take in toils; ensnare; enmesh.[1575-85; EN-1 + TOIL2]
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Entoil — En*toil , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Entoiled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Entoiling}.] To take with toils or bring into toils; to insnare. [R.] [1913 Webster] Entoiled in woofed phantasies. Keats. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
entoil — [en toil′] vt. Archaic to trap in toils or snares; ensnare … English World dictionary
entoil — ə̇n, en+ transitive verb Etymology: en (I) + toil (n.) : ensnare, entrap a last desperate attempt to entoil his love Anne Green entoiled by the … least desirable human emotions Llewelyn Powys … Useful english dictionary
entoil — transitive verb Date: 1581 entrap, enmesh … New Collegiate Dictionary
entoil — en·toil … English syllables
entoil — en•toil [[t]ɛnˈtɔɪl[/t]] v. t. to ensnare • Etymology: 1575–85 … From formal English to slang
re-entoil — … Useful english dictionary
entoilment — entoilˈment noun • • • Main Entry: ↑entoil … Useful english dictionary
Entoiled — Entoil En*toil , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Entoiled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Entoiling}.] To take with toils or bring into toils; to insnare. [R.] [1913 Webster] Entoiled in woofed phantasies. Keats. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Entoiling — Entoil En*toil , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Entoiled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Entoiling}.] To take with toils or bring into toils; to insnare. [R.] [1913 Webster] Entoiled in woofed phantasies. Keats. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
