encres

See also: encrés

French

Noun

encres f

plural of encre

Anagrams

cernes, cernés

Middle English

Etymology 1

A back-formation from encresen.

Alternative forms

encrece, encrees, encrese, encress, encresse, increce, increse

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɛnˈkrɛːs/, /ɛnˈkrɛs/

Noun

encres (uncountable)

An increase (usually in power, wealth, or magnitude).
Multiplication or spread of a population.
That gained; benefit, profit.
The amount that a quantity is increased by; addition.

Descendants

English: increase (obsolete encrease)

References

“encrēsen, v.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Verb

encres

Alternative form of encresen

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