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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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In-clōse', v. t. p. 674To surround; to shut in; to confine on all sides; to include; to shut up; to encompass; as, to inclose a field with a fence, or a fort or an army with troops; to inclose a town with walls. How many…In-clōs'er, n. p. 674One who, or that which, incloses; one who separates land from common grounds by a fence.In-clōs'ūre, n. p. 674Act of inclosing; state of being inclosed, shut up, or encompassed; the separation of land from common ground into distinct possessions by a fence. 2. That which is inclosed; a thing contained; a…In-cloud', v. t. p. 674To envelop in clouds; to darken; to obscure. Shak.In-clūde′, v. t. p. 674To confine within; to hold; to contain; to shut up; as, the shell of a nut includes the kernel; a pearl is included in a shell. 2. To comprehend, as a genus the species, the whole a part, an argument…In-clū'să, n. pl. p. 674(Zoöl.) A tribe of shell-bearing acephalous mollusks, characterized by the closed state of the mantle which surrounds and envelops the body, and remarkable for their power of burrowing in and…In-clū'sion, n. p. 674The act of including, or the state of being included.In-clū'sive, a. p. 674Inclosing; encircling. The inclusive verge Of golden metal which must round my brow. Shak. 2. Comprehending the stated limit or extremes; as, from Monday to Saturday inclusive, that is, taking in…In-clū'sive-ly, adv. p. 674In an inclusive manner; so as to include.In-cōach', v. t. p. 674To place or carry in a coach. [R.]Ĭn'co-ăct' or Ĭn'co-ăct'ed, a. p. 674Not coacted or compelled; unconstrained. [Obs.] Coles.Ĭn'co-āg'ū-la-ble, a. p. 674Not coagulable; incapable of being coagulated or concreted.Ĭn'co-a-lĕs'çençe, n. p. 674State of not coalescing.In-cŏct', v. t. p. 674To make indigestible. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.In'co-ër'çi-ble, a. p. 674Not to be coerced or compelled; incapable of being compelled or forced. 2. (Chem.) Not capable of being reduced to the form of a liquid by pressure; — said of certain gases.In-cō-ēx'ist'ence, n. p. 674A not existing together. [Obs.] Locke.In-cŏg′, adv. p. 674In concealment; in disguise; in a manner not to be known. Addison.In-cŏg'i-ta-ble, a. p. 674Not cogitable; incapable of being thought of.In-cŏg'i-tance or In-cŏg'i-tan-cy, n. p. 674Want of thought, or the power of thinking; thoughtlessness. 'Tis folly and incogitancy to argue any thing, one way or the other, from the designs of a sort of beings with whom we so little…In-cŏg'i-tant, a. p. 674Not thinking; thoughtless. [Rare.] Milton.In-cŏg'i-tant-ly, adv. p. 674Without consideration; thoughtlessly. Boyle.In-cŏg'i-ta-tive, a. p. 674Not cogitative; not thinking; wanting the power of thought; unthinking; as, a vegetable is an incogitative being. Locke.In-cŏg'i-ta-tĭv'i-ty, n. p. 674The quality of being incogitative; absence or want of thought or the power of thinking. God may supersede a faculty of thinking to incogitativity. Wollaston.In-cŏg'nĭ-tă, n. p. 674A female who is unknown or in disguise; the state of being in disguise on the part of a female.In-cōg'ni-tant, a. p. 674Ignorant. [Obs.] Mather.In-cōg'ni-to, a. or adv. p. 674Unknown; in concealment; in a disguise; in an assumed character, and under an assumed title.In-cōg'ni-to, n. p. 674One unknown or in disguise, or under an assumed character. 2. The assumption of disguise or of a feigned character; the state of being in disguise or assumed character. His incognito was endangered.…In-cŏg'nī-za-ble, a. p. 674Not cognizable; incapable of being recognized, known, or distinguished. The Lettish race, not a primitive stock of the Slavi, but a distinct branch, now become incognizable. Tooke.In-cŏg'ni-zance, n. p. 674Failure to cognize, apprehend, or notice. This incognizance may be explained in three possible hypotheses. Sir W. Hamilton.In-cog'ni-zant, a. p. 674Not cognizant; failing to apprehend or notice. Of the several operations themselves, as acts of volition, we are wholly incognizant. Sir W. Hamilton.Ĭn-cŏg-nōs'ci-ble, a. p. 674Incognizable. [Obs. or rare.]In'co-hē'rence or In'co-hē'ren-cy, n. p. 674The quality of being incoherent; want of coherence or adherence. Boyle. 2. Want of connection; incongruity; inconsistency; want of agreement or dependence of one part on another; as, the incoherence…Ĭn′co-hēr′ent, a. p. 674Not coherent; wanting cohesion; loose; unconnected; not fixed to each other;—said of material substances. 2. Wanting coherence or agreement; incongruous; inconsistent; having no dependence of one…In'co-hēr'en-tif'ie, a. p. 674Causing incoherence. [Rare.]In'co-hē'rent-ly, adv. p. 674In an incoherent manner; inconsistently; without coherence of parts; as, to talk incoherently.In·co·hēr'ent·ness, n. p. 674Want of coherence; inconsistency.Ĭn′co-ĭn′ci-dence, n. p. 674The quality of being incoincident.In'co-in'ci-dent, a. p. 674Not coincident; not agreeing in time, place, or principle.In′co-lū′mi-ty, n. p. 674Safety; security. [Obs.] Howell.In-còm'ber, v. t. p. 674See ENCUMBER.In'com-bīne', v. i. p. 674To be incapable of combining or uniting; to disagree; to differ. [Obs.] Milton.Ĭn′/com-bŭs′ti-bĭl′i-ty, n. p. 674The quality of being incombustible. Ray.In′/com-bū′sti·ble, a. p. 674Not combustible; not capable of being burned, decomposed, or consumed by fire; as, asbestos is an incombustible substance.Ĭn′/com-būs′ti-ble-ness, n. p. 674Incombustibility.Ĭn/kŏm-bŭs'ti-bly, adv. p. 674So as to resist combustion.Ĭn'cōme, n. p. 674The act of coming in; entrance; admittance; ingress. [Obs.] At mine income I louted low. Drant. 2. That which is caused to enter; infusion; inspiration; influence; hence, courage or zeal imparted as…Ĭn'cōm-er, n. p. 674One who comes in or succeeds another, as a tenant of land, houses, &c. [Eng.]In·cōm·ing, a. p. 674Coming in; accruing. “A full incoming profit on the product of his labor.” Burke. 2. Coming in as occupant or possessor; as, an incoming tenant.In'côm-ing, n. p. 674Income; gain. [Rare.] Many incomings are subject to great fluctuations. Tooke.In-cŏm'i-ty, n. p. 674Want of comity; incivility. [Rare.]In com-men'dam p. 674By favor; as, to hold a vacant living in commendam, is to hold it by favor of the crown, till a proper pastor is provided. [Eng.] Blackstone. In Louisiana, this term is applied to a kind of limited…In·com·mēn′su·ra·bĭl′i·ty, n. p. 674The quality or state of being incommensurable.In′com-mĕn'su-ra-ble, a. p. 675Not commensurable; having no common measure or standard of comparison; as, quantities are incommensurable when no third quantity can be found that is an aliquot part of both.Ĭn′/com·mĕn′·su-ra-ble, n. p. 675One of two or more quantities which have no common measure.In'com-mēn'su-ra-ble-ness, n. p. 675The quality or state of being incommensurable.Ĭn′/com-mĕn′su-ra-bly, adv. p. 675In an incommensurable manner.Ĭn'com-mĕn'su-rate, a. p. 675Not commensurate; not admitting of a common measure. More. 2. Not of equal measure or extent; not adequate; as, our means are incommensurate to our wants. Syn.—Unequal; inadequate; insufficient.Ĭn′/com-mēn′/su-rate-ly, adv. p. 675Not in equal or due measure or proportion. Cheyne.Ĭn′com-mĕn′su-rate-ness, n. p. 675The quality of being incommensurate.Ĭnʹcom-mĭsʹcĭ-ble, a. p. 675Not commiscible; incapable of being commixed.