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# The Good Oil Word of the Day
- URL: https://goodoil.news/the-good-oil-word-of-the-day-template-copy-13/
- Published: 2024-10-08T17:15:51.000Z
- Updated: 2024-10-08T17:15:50.000Z
- Author: David Theobald
- Tags: General, Word of the Day

The word for today is…

ensconce (verb): 

1: shelter, conceal

2: establish, settle

Source : [Merriam -Webster](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ensconce?ref=goodoil.news)

Etymology : You might think of a sconce as a type of candleholder or lamp, but the word can also refer to a defensive fortification, usually one made of earth. Originally, then, a person who was ensconced was enclosed in or concealed by such a structure, out of harm's way. One of the earliest writers to apply the verb ensconce with the general sense of "hide" was William Shakespeare. In The Merry Wives of Windsor, the character Falstaff, hoping to avoid detection when he is surprised during an amorous moment with Mrs. Ford, says "She shall not see me; I will ensconce me behind the arras." (An arras is a tapestry or wall hanging.)

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