Webster's Dictionary 1828

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INCRUSTATION

INCRUSTA'TION, noun [Latin incrustatio.]1. A crust or rough coat of any thing on the surface of a body.2. A covering or lining of marble or other stone.

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INCRYSTALIZABLE

INCRYS'TALIZABLE, adjective [in and crystalizable.]That will not crystalize; that cannot be formed into crystals.

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INCUBATE

IN'CUBATE, verb intransitive [Latin incubo; in and cubo, to lie down.] To sit, as on eggs for hatching.

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INCUBATION

INCUBA'TION, noun [Latin incubatio.] The act of sitting on eggs for the purpose of hatching young.

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INCUBATURE

INCU'BATURE, noun Incubation. [Not used.]

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INCUBUS

IN'CUBUS, noun [Latin incubo, to lie on.]1. The nightmare; an oppression of the breast in sleep, or sense of weight, with an almost total loss of the power of moving the body, w...

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INCULCATE

INCULC'ATE, verb transitive [Latin inculco, to drive or force on; in and calco, to tread, calx, the heel.] To impress by frequent admonitions; to teach and enforce by frequent r...

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INCULCATED

INCULC'ATED, participle passive Impressed or enforced by frequent admonitions.

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INCULCATING

INCULC'ATING, participle present tense Impressing or enforcing by repeated instruction.

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INCULCATION

INCULCA'TION, noun The action of impressing by repeated admonitions.

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INCULPABLE

INCULP'ABLE, adjective [Latin in and culpabilis, from culpa, a fault.]Without fault; unblamable; that cannot be accused.

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INCULPABLENESS

INCULP'ABLENESS, noun Unblamableness.

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INCULPABLY

INCULP'ABLY, adjective Unblamably; without blame.

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INCULT

INCULT', adjective [Latin incultus; in and cultus, from colo.]Untilled; uncultivated.

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INCULTIVATED

INCUL'TIVATED, adjective Not cultivated; uncultivated.

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INCULTIVATION

INCULTIVA'TION, noun Neglect or want of cultivation.

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INCULTURE

INCUL'TURE, noun Want or neglect of cultivation.

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INCUMBENCY

INCUM'BENCY, noun [from incumbent.] A lying or resting on something.1. The state of holding or being in possession of a benefice, or of an office.These fines are to be paid to t...

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INCUMBENT

INCUM'BENT, adjective [Latin incumbens, incumbo; in and cumbo, to lie down.]1. Lying or resting on.And when to move th'incumbent load they try.2. Supported; buoyed up.And fly in...

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INCUMBER

INCUM'BER, verb transitive To burden with a load; to embarrass. [See Encumber, and its derivatives.]

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INCUMBRANCE

INCUM'BRANCE, noun A burdensome and troublesome load; any thing that impedes motion or action, or renders it difficult or laborious; clog; impediment; embarrassment.1. A legal c...

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INCUMBRANCER

INCUM'BRANCER, noun One who has an incumbrance, or some legal claim on an estate.

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INCUMBROUS

INCUM'BROUS, adjective Cumbersome; troublesome.

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INCUR

INCUR', verb transitive [Latin incurro, to run against; in and curro, to run.]1. Literally, to run against; hence, to become liable to; to become subject to. Thus, a thief incur...

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INCURABILITY

INCURABIL'ITY, noun The state of being incurable; impossibility of cure; insusceptibility of cure or remedy.

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INCURABLE

INCU'RABLE, adjective1. That cannot be cured; not admitting of cure; beyond the power of skill or medicine; as an incurable disease.2. Not admitting remedy or correction; irreme...

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INCURABLENESS

INCU'RABLENESS, noun The state of not admitting cure or remedy.