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Webster 1913 Edition


Enharden

En-hard′en

,
Verb.
T.
[Pref.
en-
+
harden
: cf. F.
enhardir
to embolden.]
To harden; to embolden.
[Obs.]
Howell.
1.
(Anc. Mus.)
Of or pertaining to that one of the three kinds of musical scale (diatonic, chromatic, enharmonic) recognized by the ancient Greeks, which consisted of quarter tones and major thirds, and was regarded as the most accurate.
2.
(Mus.)
(a)
Pertaining to a change of notes to the eye, while, as the same keys are used, the instrument can mark no difference to the ear, as the substitution of A♭ for G♯.
(b)
Pertaining to a scale of perfect intonation which recognizes all the notes and intervals that result from the exact tuning of diatonic scales and their transposition into other keys.

Webster 1828 Edition


Enharden

ENH`ARDEN

,
Verb.
T.
To harden; to encourage.

Definition 2024


enharden

enharden

English

Verb

enharden (third-person singular simple present enhardens, present participle enhardening, simple past and past participle enhardened)

  1. To harden, to render hard.
  2. To fortify against adversity.

References

  1. The Oxford English Dictionary (2007).