Webster's Dictionary 1913

1486

Incavation

In′ca‐va″tion (ĭn′kȧ‐vā″shŭn), n. Act of making hollow; also, a hollow; an excavation; a depression.

1487

Incaved

In‐caved″ (ĭn‐kāvd), a. [Pref. in- in + cave. Cf. Encave, Incavated.] Inclosed in a cave.

1488

Incaverned

In‐cav″erned (ĭn‐kăv″ẽrnd), a. Inclosed or shut up as in a cavern. Drayton.

1489

Incedingly

In‐ced″ing‐ly (ĭn‐sēd″ĭng‐ly̆), adv. [L. incedere to walk majestically.] Majestically. C. Bronté.

1490

Incelebrity

In′ce‐leb″ri‐ty (?), n. Want of celebrity or distinction; obscurity. Coleridge.

1491

Incend

In‐cend″ (?), v. t. [L. incendere, incensum, to kindle, burn. See Incense to inflame.] To inflame; to excite. Marston.

1492

Incendiarism

In‐cen″di‐a‐rism (?), n. [From Incendiary.] The act or practice of maliciously setting fires; arson.

1493

Incendiary

In‐cen″di‐a‐ry (?; 277), n.; pl.Incendiaries (#). [L. incendiarius: cf. F. incendiaire. See Incense to inflame.]1. Any person who maliciously sets fire to a building or other va...

1494

Incendiary (2)

In‐cen″di‐a‐ry, a. [L. incendiarius, fr. incendium a fire, conflagration: cf. F. incendiaire. See Incense to inflame.]1. Of or pertaining to incendiarism, or the malicious burni...

1495

Incendious

In‐cen″di‐ous (?), a. [L. incendiosus burning, hot.] Promoting faction or contention; seditious; inflammatory. Bacon. — In‐cen″di‐ous‐ly, adv.

1496

Incensant

In‐cen″sant (?), a. [See Incense to anger.] (Her.) A modern term applied to animals (as a boar) when borne as raging, or with furious aspect.

1497

Incensation

In′cen‐sa″tion (?), n.(R. C. Ch.) The offering of incense. Encyc. Brit.

1498

Incense

In‐cense″ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Incensed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Incensing.] [L. incensus, p. p. of incendere; pref. in- in + root of candere to glow. See Candle.]1. To set on fir...

1499

Incense (2)

In″cense (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Incensed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Incensing.] [LL. incensare: cf. F. encenser. See Incense, n.]1. To offer incense to. See Incense. Chaucer.2. To per...

1500

Incense (3)

In″cense (?), n. [OE. encens, F. encens, L. incensum, fr. incensus, p. p. of incendere to burn. See Incense to inflame.]1. The perfume or odors exhaled from spices and gums when...

1501

Incense-breathing

In″cense–breath′ing (?), a. Breathing or exhaling incense. “Incense-breathing morn.” Gray.

1502

Incensed

In‐censed″ (?), a. 1. Angered; enraged.2. (Her.) Represented as enraged, as any wild creature depicted with fire issuing from mouth and eyes.

1503

Incensement

In‐cense″ment (?), n. Fury; rage; heat; exasperation; as, implacable incensement. Shak.

1504

Incenser

In‐cen″ser (?), n. One who instigates or incites.

1505

Incension

In‐cen″sion (?), n. [L. incensio. See Incense to inflame.] The act of kindling, or the state of being kindled or on fire. Bacon.

1506

Incensive

In‐cen″sive (?), a. Tending to excite or provoke; inflammatory. Barrow.

1507

Incensor

In‐cen″sor (?), n. A kindler of anger or enmity; an inciter.

1508

Incensory

In‐cen″so‐ry (?; 277), n.; pl.Incensories (#). [LL. incensorium: cf. F. encensoir. See 2d Incense, and cf. Censer.] The vessel in which incense is burned and offered; a censer; ...

1509

Incensurable

In‐cen″sur‐a‐ble (?; 135), a. [Pref. in- not + censurable: cf. F. incensurable.] Not censurable. Dr. T. Dwight. — In‐cen″sur‐a‐bly, adv.

1510

Incenter

In‐cen″ter (?), n.(Geom.) The center of the circle inscribed in a triangle.

1511

Incentive

In‐cen″tive (?), a. [L. incentivus, from incinere to strike up or set the tune; pref. in- + canere to sing. See Enchant, Chant.]1. Inciting; encouraging or moving; rousing to ac...

1512

Incentive (2)

In‐cen″tive, n. [L. incentivum.] That which moves or influences the mind, or operates on the passions; that which incites, or has a tendency to incite, to determination or actio...