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. [ 1913 Webster ]
She shall not see me: I will ensconce me behind the arras. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. & a. Seven times twenty, that is, a hundred and forty. [ 1913 Webster ]
The old Countess of Desmond . . . lived sevenscore years. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]