empanacher, v.a., to plume, to adorn with a plume. — un casque; to adorn a helmet.
empanner, v.a., (nav.) to bring to. v.n., to tie to.
empaquetage, n.m., packing.
empaqueter (an-pak-té), v.a., to pack up, to make up into a bundle, to do up.
s’empaqueter, v.r., to wrap up. Il s’empaqueta dans son manteau; he wrapped himself up in his cloak.
s’emparer, v.r., to possess one’s self of; to make one’s self master of; to take possession of, to seize, to secure; to engross (conversation); to master. S’— d’un héritage; to seize upon an inheritance.
empâtement, n.m., stickiness, clamminess; cramming (of poultry); (surg.) puffiness.
empâter, v.a., to make clammy, sticky; to cram (fowls); (paint.) to impaste. Cela m’a empâté les mains; that has made my fingers sticky. Face empâtée; pudding face.
empattement, n.m., footing, foundation, base, basement; (tech.) platform (of a crane); (nav.) splicing.
empaumer, v.a., to grasp; to take possession of; to gain over; (at tennis) to strike with the palm of the hand or with a bat. — la voie; (hunt.) to catch the scent.