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An American Dictionary of the English Language

Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)

Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865

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  1. Ĭn'blōwn, a.p. 671Blown in or into. [Obs.] Cudworth.
  2. Ĭn'bōard, a.p. 671Carried or stowed within the hold of a ship or other vessel; as, an inboard cargo.
  3. Ĭn'bōard, adv.p. 671Within the hold of a vessel; on board of the vessel.
  4. Ĭn'bŏnd-stōne, n.p. 671(Arch.) A stone laid lengthwise across a wall; a header.
  5. Ĭn'bôrn, a.p. 671Born in or with; implanted by nature; as, inborn passions; inborn worth.
  6. Ĭn'brēak-ing, a.p. 671Breaking into. Ed. Rev.
  7. Ĭn'brēak-ing, n.p. 671The act of breaking in; incursion; invasion; inroad.
  8. In-brēathe', v. t.p. 671To infuse by breathing. Coleridge.
  9. Ĭn'brĕd, a.p. 671Bred within, innate; natural; as, inbred worth; inbred affection.
  10. In-breed', v. t.p. 671To produce or generate within. Bp. Reynolds.
  11. Ĭn'bûrn-ing, a.p. 671Burning or acting powerfully within. “Her inburning wrath she gan abate.” Spenser.
  12. Ĭn'bûrnt, a.p. 671Burning or acting within. “Her inburnt, shame-faced thoughts.” Fletcher.
  13. Ĭn'bûrst, a.p. 671A bursting in or within.
  14. Ĭn'cȧ, n.p. 671A king or prince of Peru, before the conquest of that country by the Spaniards.
  15. In-cāġe', v. t.p. 671To confine in a cage; to coop up; to confine to any narrow limits; to inclose. Shak.
  16. In-cāġe'ment, n.p. 671Confinement in a cage or other narrow space. [Obs.] Shelton.
  17. In-căl'cu-la-ble, a.p. 671Not capable of being calculated; beyond calculation.
  18. In-căl'cu-la-ble-ness, n.p. 671Quality of being beyond calculation.
  19. In-cal'cu-la-bly, adv.p. 671In an incalculable manner.
  20. In'ca-lēs'cence, n.p. 671
  21. In'e-a-lés'cen-cyp. 671A growing warm; incipient or increasing heat; calefaction. Ray.
  22. In'ca-lēs'cent, a.p. 671Growing warm; increasing in heat.
  23. In-căm'er-ā'tion, n.p. 671The act or process of uniting lands, revenues, or other rights, to the pope’s domain.
  24. In′can-dĕs′cence, n.p. 671A white heat, or the glowing whiteness of a body caused by intense heat.
  25. In'can-dès'cent, a.p. 671White or glowing with heat. Holy Scripture become resplendent; or, as one might say, incandescent throughout. I. Taylor.
  26. In-eā'noûs, a.p. 671(Bot.) Hoary with white pubescence. Gray.
  27. In′ean-tā′tion, n.p. 671The act of enchanting; enchantment; the act or process of using certain formulas of words and ceremonies, for the purpose of raising spirits or performing other magical actions.
  28. In-cānt’a-to-ry, a.p. 671Dealing by enchantment; magical. Browne.
  29. In-eānt'ing, a.p. 671Enchanting. [Obs.]
  30. In-cănʹton, v. t.p. 671To unite to a canton or separate community; to form into a canton. Addison.
  31. In-eā'pa-bil'i-ty, n.p. 671The quality of being incapable; incapacity; want of power; as, the incapability of a child to comprehend logical syllogisms. 2. (Law.) Want of legal qualifications, or of legal power; as, the…
  32. In-eā'pa-ble, a.p. 671Wanting spatial capacity or largeness; not large or wide enough to contain or hold; as, a vessel is incapable of containing or holding a certain quantity of liquor. 2. Wanting physical strength for…
  33. In-eā'pa-ble, n.p. 671One who is not possessed of adequate intellectual power; a weak, inefficient person.
  34. In-cā'pa-ble-ness, n.p. 671The state or quality of being incapable; incapability.
  35. In-eā'pa-bly, adv.p. 671In an incapable manner.
  36. Ĭn′ea-pā′ciŏŭs, a.p. 671Not capacious; not large or spacious; narrow; of small content; as, an incapacious soul. Burnet.
  37. Ĭn'ea-pā'ciōus-ness, n.p. 671Narrowness; want of containing space.
  38. Ĭn′ea-păç′ĭ-tāte, v. t.p. 671To deprive of capacity or natural power; to render or make incapable. 2. To disable; to weaken; to deprive of competent power or ability; to render unfit; to disqualify. 3. (Law.) To deprive of legal…
  39. In`ca`pac`i`ta'tion, n.p. 672Want of capacity; disqualification. Burke.
  40. In′/ca-păs′/i-ty, n.p. 672Want of capacity; defect of intellectual power; absence or defect of ability for any function of the soul, whether knowledge, feeling, or choice; inability to discharge a duty or to fill an office.…
  41. In·cär'cer-äte, v. t.p. 672To imprison; to confine in a jail or prison. 2. To confine; to shut up or inclose. Incarcerated hernia (Med.), hernia in which the constriction can not be easily reduced.
  42. In-càr'cer-ate, a.p. 672Imprisoned; confined. More.
  43. In·car′cer·ā′tion, n.p. 672The act of imprisoning or confining; imprisonment. 2. (Surg.) (a.) Constriction about the hernial sac or elsewhere, in cases of hernia, which does not admit of being easily reduced. (b.)…
  44. In-cärn', v. t.p. 672To cover with flesh; to invest with flesh; to incarnate. Wiseman.
  45. In-cärn', v. i.p. 672To breed flesh. Wiseman.
  46. In-càr’na-dine, a.p. 672Flesh-colored; of a carnation color; pale-red. [Obs.] Lovelace.
  47. In-căr'na-dine, v. t.p. 672To dye red or of a flesh-color. [Rare.] Will all great Neptune's ocean wash this blood Clean from my hand? No; this my hand will rather The multitudinous seas incarnadine, Making the green one red.…
  48. In-căr'nāte, v. t.p. 672To clothe with flesh; to embody in flesh. This essence to incarnate and imbrute, That to the height of deity aspired. Milton.
  49. In-cär’näte, v. i.p. 672To form flesh; to granulate, as a wound. My uncle Toby's wound was nearly well—'twas just beginning to incarnate. Sterne.
  50. In-cär'nate, a.p. 672Invested with flesh; embodied in a fleshy nature and form. Here shalt thou sit incarnate. Milton. 2. Having a color like that of flesh; flesh-colored; rosy; red. [Obs.] “A blossom like to a damask or…
  51. Ĭn'cär-nā'tion, n.p. 672The act of clothing with flesh; the act of assuming flesh, or of taking a human body and the nature of man; as, the incarnation of the Son of God. 2. (Surg.) The process of healing wounds and filling…
  52. In-cär'na-tĭve, a.p. 672Causing new flesh to grow; healing.
  53. In-cär'na-tĭve, n.p. 672A medicine that tends to promote the growth of new flesh, and assist nature in the healing of wounds.
  54. In-cär'ni-fi-cā'tion, n.p. 672The act of assuming, or being clothed with, flesh; incarnation.
  55. In-cāse', v. t.p. 672To inclose in a case; to inclose; to cover or surround with something solid. Rich plates of gold the folding doors incase. Pope.
  56. In-cāse'ment, n.p. 672The act or process of inclosing with a casement. 2. That which forms a casement or covering; any inclosing or encasing substance.
  57. In-cásk', v. t.p. 672To put into a cask. Sherwood.
  58. In-cās'tel-lā'ted, a.p. 672Confined or inclosed in a castle.
  59. In-eŭs'telled, a.p. 672Hoof-bound. Crabb.
  60. In-cat'e-nā'tion, n.p. 672The act of linking together.