sb. pl. Arch. Obs. rare–1. [L. encarpa, a. Gr. ἔγκαρπα, neut. pl. of ἔγκαρπος; cf. ENCARPUS.] Festoons of fruit (as an architectural ornament).

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1662.  Evelyn, Sylva (1776), 387. The Berry adorning the Intercolumniations with scarlet festoons and Encarpa.

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1709.  in Kersey.

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1721–1800.  in Bailey.

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1775.  in Ash.

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