Entoil

Entoil
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]


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  • 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

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