"emball" meaning in English

See emball in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: emballs [present, singular, third-person], emballing [participle, present], emballed [participle, past], emballed [past]
Rhymes: -ɔːl Etymology: See embale. Head templates: {{en-verb}} emball (third-person singular simple present emballs, present participle emballing, simple past and past participle emballed)
  1. (obsolete) To encircle or embrace. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-emball-en-verb-Rv~lYV~n Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "See embale.",
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      "form": "emballs",
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          "ref": "1601, William Shakespeare, Henry VIII",
          "text": "In faith, for little England / You'd venture an emballing: / I myself would for Carnarvonshire.",
          "type": "quotation"
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      "glosses": [
        "To encircle or embrace."
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        "(obsolete) To encircle or embrace."
      ],
      "tags": [
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      "rhymes": "-ɔːl"
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    {
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    {
      "form": "emballed",
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        "participle",
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    },
    {
      "form": "emballed",
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        "(obsolete) To encircle or embrace."
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