Webster's Dictionary 1913

1540

Incharity

In‐char″i‐ty (?), n. [Cf. F. incharité.] Want of charity. Evelyn.

1541

Inchase

In‐chase″ (?), v. t. See Enchase.

1542

Inchastity

In‐chas″ti‐ty (?), n. [Pref. in- not + chastity: cf. F. inchasteté.] Unchastity. Milton.

1543

Inched

Inched (?), a. Having or measuring (so many) inches; as, a four-inched bridge. Shak.

1544

Inchest

In‐chest″ (?), v. t. To put into a chest.

1545

Inchipin

Inch″i‐pin (?), n. See Inchpin.

1546

Inchmeal

Inch″meal′ (?), n. [See Meal a part, and cf. Piecemeal.] A piece an inch long.By inchmeal, by small degrees; by inches. Shak.

1547

Inchmeal (2)

Inch″meal′, adv. Little by little; gradually.

1548

Inchoate

In″cho‐ate (?), a. [L. inchoatus, better incohatus, p. p. of incohare to begin.] Recently, or just, begun; beginning; partially but not fully in existence or operation; existing...

1549

Inchoate (2)

In″cho‐ate (?), v. t. To begin. Dr. H. More.

1550

Inchoation

In′cho‐a″tion (?), n. [L. inchoatio, incohatio.] Act of beginning; commencement; inception.The setting on foot some of those arts, in those parts, would be looked on as the firs...

1551

Inchoative

In‐cho″a‐tive (?; 277), a. [L. inchoativus, incohativus: cf. F. inchoatif.] Expressing or pertaining to a beginning; inceptive; as, an inchoative verb. “Some inchoative or imper...

1552

Inchpin

Inch″pin (?), n. [Written also inchipin, inche-pinne, inne-pinne.] [Cf. Gael. inne, innidh, bowel, entrail.] The sweetbread of a deer. Cotgrave.

1553

Inchworm

Inch″worm′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) The larva of any geometrid moth. See Geometrid.

1554

Incicurable

In‐cic″u‐ra‐ble (?), a. [L. incicur not tame; pref. in- not + cicur name.] Untamable.

1555

Incide

In‐cide″ (?), v. t. [L. incidere; pref. in- in + caedere to cut. See Concise, and cf. Incise.] To cut; to separate and remove; to resolve or break up, as by medicines. Arbuthnot.

1556

Incidence

In″ci‐dence (?), n. [Cf. F. incidence.]1. A falling on or upon; an incident; an event. Bp. Hall.2. (Physics) The direction in which a body, or a ray of light or heat, falls on a...

1557

Incidency

In″ci‐den‐cy (?), n. Incidence. Shak.

1558

Incident

In″ci‐dent (?), a. [L. incidens, -entis, p. pr. & of incidere to fall into or upon; pref. in- in, on + cadere to fall: cf. F. incident. See Cadence.]1. Falling or striking upon,...

1559

Incident (2)

In″ci‐dent, n. [Cf. F. incident.] 1. That which falls out or takes place; an event; casualty; occurrence.2. That which happens aside from the main design; an accidental or subor...

1560

Incidental

In′ci‐den″tal (?), a. Happening, as an occasional event, without regularity; coming without design; casual; accidental; hence, not of prime concern; subordinate; collateral; as,...

1561

Incidental (2)

In′ci‐den″tal, n. An incident; that which is incidental; esp., in the plural, an aggregate of subordinate or incidental items not particularized; as, the expense of tuition and ...

1562

Incidently

In″ci‐dent‐ly (?), adv. Incidentally.

1563

Incinerable

In‐cin″er‐a‐ble (?), a. Capable of being incinerated or reduced to ashes. Sir T. Browne.

1564

Incinerate

In‐cin″er‐ate (?), [LL. incineratus, p. p. of incinerare to incinerate; L. pref. in- in + cinis, cineris, ashes.] Reduced to ashes by burning; thoroughly consumed. Bacon.

1565

Incinerate (2)

In‐cin″er‐ate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Incinerated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Incinerating (?).] To burn to ashes; to consume; to burn. Bacon.It is the fire only that incinerates bodies...

1566

Incineration

In‐cin′er‐a″tion (?), n. [LL. incineratio: cf. F. incinération.] The act of incinerating, or the state of being incinerated; cremation.The phenix kind,Of whose incineration,Ther...