Hypertext Webster Gateway: "entrancing"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Entrance \En*trance"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Entranced}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Entrancing}.] [Pref. en- + trance.]
1. To put into a trance; to make insensible to present
objects.
Him, still entranced and in a litter laid, They bore
from field and to the bed conveyed. --Dryden.
2. To put into an ecstasy; to ravish with delight or wonder;
to enrapture; to charm.
And I so ravished with her heavenly note, I stood
entranced, and had no room for thought. --Dryden.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
entrancing
adj : capturing interest as if by a spell; "bewitching smile";
"Roosevelt was a captivating speaker"; "enchanting
music"; "an enthralling book"; "antique papers of
entrancing design"; "a fascinating woman" [syn: {bewitching},
{captivating}, {enchanting}, {enthralling}, {fascinating}]
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