EMPATER, to make a scarf; to scarf two pieces of timber together.

EMPATURE, the scarf of two ends of plank or timber.

EMPECHÉ, foul, or entangled; an epithet applied to a rope, or tackle, when in that situation.

EMPENNELLE, a small anchor sunk ahead of a larger one, to which it is fastened by a small hawser, or tow-line, to prevent the large anchor from loosening, or coming home to the ship.

EMPENNELLER, to back an anchor, or carry out the empennelle.

EMPESER la voile, la mouiller, to wet the sails, that they may be enabled to retain the wind more steadily.

EMPIRANCE, the deficiency of a ship's cargo at the time of delivery; happening either by waste, decay, damage, &c.

EMPORTER, to carry away a mast; as, le grand mât fut emporté, the main-mast was carried away, or broken by tempestuous weather, &c.

EMPOULETTE. See HORLOGE.

ENCABANEMENT, the tumbling-home of a ship's side from the lower-deck-beam upwards, to the gunnel.

ENCAPÉ, embayed, or entered between two capes.

ENCASTILLAGE, the elevation of the fore-castle and quarter-deck, together with all the heighth of a ship above the gunnel of her waist.

ENCASTILLÉ, deep-waisted, or frigate-built; as opposed to galley-built.

ENCLAVER, to let into a rabbet; as the garboard-streak is let into the keel.

ENCOGNURE, the elbow or angle of a knee or standard.

ENCOMBREMENT, any cumbersome or unweildy goods, which embarrass the stowage of a merchant-ship.

ENCOQUER, to fasten upon; as an iron ring, block-strop, or the eye of a brace-pendent is fixed upon a yard-arm.

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