enfile

See also: enfilé

English

Alternative forms

• infile

Etymology

From French enfiler.

Verb

enfile (third-person singular simple present enfiles, present participle enfiling, simple past and past participle enfiled)

1. (obsolete, transitive) To thread onto, or hang up on, a string or cord.

References

• James A. H. Murray [et al.], editors (1884–1928), “Enfile”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC.

Asturian

Verb

enfile

1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive of enfilar

French

Verb

enfile

1. inflection of enfiler:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• féline

Spanish

Verb

enfile

1. inflection of enfilar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative