different between unswell vs enswell

unswell

English

Etymology

From Middle English unswellen, equivalent to un- +? swell.

Verb

unswell (third-person singular simple present unswells, present participle unswelling, simple past unswelled, past participle unswollen)

  1. (obsolete, intransitive) To cease from swelling; sink from a swollen state; subside.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Chaucer to this entry?)

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enswell

English

Noun

enswell (plural enswells)

  1. a small piece of metal with a handle. It is traditionally kept on ice and is used to cool the area of a bruise or a cut by applying direct pressure to decrease the blood flow to the area.

Synonyms

  • end-swell, endswell, stop-swell, no-swell

Anagrams

  • newells

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