ENCRIMSON
En*crim"son, v. t.
Defn: To give a crimson or red color to; to crimson. Shak.
ENCRINIC; ENCRINAL; ENCRINITAL
En*crin"ic, En*cri"nal, En*crin"i*tal, a. (Paleon.)
Defn: Relating to encrinites; containing encrinites, as certain kinds of limestone.
ENCRINITE
En"cri*nite, n. Etym: [Gr. encrinite.] (Paleon.)
Defn: A fossil crinoid, esp. one belonging to, or resembling, the genus Encrinus. Sometimes used in a general sense for any crinoid.
ENCRINITIC; ENCRINITICAL
En`cri*nit"ic, En`cri*nit"ic*al, a. (Paleon.)
Defn: Pertaining to encrinites; encrinal.
ENCRINOIDEA
En`cri*noid"e*a, n. pl. Etym: [NL. See Encrinus and -oid.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: That order of the Crinoidea which includes most of the living and many fossil forms, having jointed arms around the margin of the oral disk; — also called Brachiata and Articulata. See Illusts. under Comatula and Crinoidea.