ensconced

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And there ensconced, the couple take their seats.

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  1. transitive verb To settle (oneself) securely or comfortably: She ensconced herself in an armchair.
  2. transitive verb To place or conceal in a secure place.

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  • Once she was safely ensconced, I found that evening blue had arrived. —  Gardner Dozois - The Year's Best Science Fiction 23rd Annual Collection (2006)
  • She saw Pascal ensconced, lowering the inductance helmet toward his head. —  Analog SFF, November 2006
  • The engine was snorting, mother was snugly ensconced, and Christina was getting out her favourite books; the guards had three times announced the imminent departure of the train, and still M. René, climbing once more into the carriage, knelt, in mock tragedy, at our feet. —  My Flirtations
  • Once we were at last ensconced, I began to write letters, and Phedre's Boys leapt at the chance to play courier, crossing the realm with correspondence. —  Carey, Jaqueline - Kushiel's Dart orig
  • I'm back from my long journey northeastward, re-ensconced in my Baltimore lair, and ready for more comics mockery in 2009! —  The Comics Curmudgeon
 

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