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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-crĕd'ū-loŭs-ness, n. p. 678Incredulity.In-crĕm'a-ble, a. p. 678Incapable of being burnt. [Obs.] Browne.Ĭn'cre-mā'tion, n. p. 678The act of burning a dead body. T. Campbell.Ĭn'cre-ment, n. p. 678Increase; a growing in bulk, quantity, number, value, or amount; augmentation. A nation, to be great, ought to be compressed in its increment by nations more civilized than itself. Coleridge. 2.…Ĭn'cre-pāte, v. t. p. 678To chide; to rebuke. [Obs.]Ĭn'cre-pā'tion, n. p. 678A chiding; rebuke; reprehension. [Obs.] Hammond.In-crĕs'çent, a. p. 678Increasing; growing; augmenting; swelling. 2. (Her.) Increasing; on the increase; hence, crescent-shaped; said of the moon.In-crĕst', v. t. p. 678To adorn with a crest. [Rare.] Drummond.In-crĭm'i-nāte, v. t. p. 678To accuse; to charge with a crime or fault; to criminate.Ĭn'cru-ĕn'tal, a. p. 678Unbloody; not attended with blood. [Obs.] Brevint.In-crŭst', v. t. p. 678To cover with a crust, or with a hard coat; to form a crust on the surface of; as, iron incrusted with rust; a vessel incrusted with salt. [Written also encrust.]In-crŭst'āte, v. t. p. 678To incrust. [Rare.] Bacon.Ĭn'crus-tā'tion, n. p. 678The act of incrusting, or the state of being incrusted. 2. A crust or coat of any thing on the surface of a body; a covering or inlaying of marble, mosaic, or other substance, attached by…In·crüst’ment, n. p. 678Incrustation. [Rare.]In·crys'tal-liz'a-ble, a. p. 678Not crystallizable; incapable of being formed into crystals; uncrystallizable.Ĭn'cu-bāte, v. i. p. 678To sit, as on eggs for hatching.Ĭn'cu-bā'tion, n. p. 678The act of sitting on eggs for the purpose of hatching young; the hatching of young from eggs by any process. Ray. 2. (Med.) The maturation of a contagious poison. Period of incubation, the period…Ĭn'cu-bā'tor, n. p. 678A machine by means of which eggs are hatched by artificial heat.In-cū'ba-to-ry, a. p. 678Serving for incubation.In-cūbe', v. t. p. 678To fix as in a cube; to secure firmly. [Obs.] Milton.In·cū'bi·tūre, n. p. 678Incubation. [Obs.]In'cu-būs, n. p. 678A demon or fiend; an imaginary being or fairy. [Obs.] Bp. Hall. 2. (Med.) The nightmare; a sensation of a distressing weight at the chest or stomach during sleep, and of an impossibility of motion…In·cūl'cāte, v. t. p. 678To impress by frequent admonitions; to teach and enforce by frequent repetitions; to urge on the mind; as, the Savior inculcates on his followers humility and forgiveness of injuries.In′/cul-cā′tion, n. p. 678The action of impressing by repeated admonitions.In-cŭl'ca-tor or In'cul-cā'tor, n. p. 678One who inculcates or enforces. “The example and inculcator.” Boyle.In-cūlk′, v. t. p. 678To inculcate. [Obs.] Sir T. More.In-cūl'pa-ble, a. p. 678Without fault; unblamable; blameless; not to be accused. South.In-cūl'pa-ble-ness, n. p. 678Unblamableness; blamelessness. Mountagu.In·cūl'pa·bly, adv. p. 678Unblamably. South.In-cŭl'pāte, v. t. p. 678To bring or expose to blame; to blame; to censure; — opposed to exculpate. 2. (Law.) To accuse of crime; to impute guilt to.Ĭnʹcul-pāʹtion, n. p. 678Blame; censure; crimination. Jefferson.In-cūl'pa-to-ry, a. p. 678Imputing blame. 2. (Law.) Tending to establish guilt; accusatory; criminatory.In-cŭlt', a. p. 678Untilled; uncultivated. [Obs.] Thomson.In-cŭl'ti-vā'ted, a. p. 678Not cultivated; uncultivated. [Obs.] Sir T. Herbert.In·cūl·ti·vā'tion, n. p. 678Neglect or want of cultivation. [Obs.] Berington.In-cŭlt'ūre, n. p. 678Want or neglect of cultivation. [Obs.] Feltham.In-cūm'ben-cy, n. p. 678The state of being incumbent; a lying or resting on something. 2. That which is incumbent; that which lies as a burden; a weight. 3. That which is imposed, as a rule, a duty, or an obligation. 4.…In-cūm'bent, a. p. 678Lying or resting upon. To move the incumbent load they try. Addison. Till the bright mountains prop the incumbent sky. Pope. 2. Supported; buoyed up. And fly incumbent on the dusky air. Milton. 3.…In-cŭm'bent, n. p. 679The person who is in present possession of a benefice, or any office.In-cŭm'bent-ly, adv. p. 679In an incumbent manner.In-cŭm'ber, v. t. p. 679To burden with a load; to embarrass. See ENCUMBER.In-cŭm'brance, n. p. 679A burdensome and troublesome load; any thing that impedes motion or action, or renders it difficult or laborious; clog; impediment; embarrassment. 2. (Law.) A burden or charge upon property; a legal…In-cŭm'bran-cer, n. p. 679(Law.) One who has an incumbrance, or some legal claim, lien, or charge on an estate. Kent.In-cŭm'broŭs, a. p. 679Cumbersome; troublesome. [Obs.] Chaucer.Ĭn'cu-nāb'ŭ-lā, n. pl. p. 679(Bibliog.) Books printed during the early period of the art, generally confined to those which were printed before the year 1500.In-cûr', v. t. p. 679To meet or fall in with, as something from which inconvenience or harm is to be apprehended; to put one's self in the way of; to expose one's self to; to become liable or subject to; to bring down…In-cŭr', v. i. p. 679To pass; to enter. [Obs. and rare.] The motions of the minute parts of bodies are invisible, and incur not to the eye. Bacon.In-cŭr'a-bĭl'i-ty, n. p. 679The state of being incurable; insusceptibility of cure or remedy. Harvey.In-cŭr'a-ble, a. p. 679Not curable; incapable of being cured; beyond the power of skill or medicine; as, an incurable disease. 2. Not admitting remedy or correction; irremediable; remediless; as, incurable evils. They were…In-cŭr'a-ble, n. p. 679A person diseased beyond the reach of cure.In-cū'ra-ble-ness, n. p. 679The state of not admitting cure or remedy.In-cū'r'a-bly, adv. p. 679In a manner or degree that renders cure impracticable or impossible.In-cū'ri-ŏs'i-ty, n. p. 679Want of curiosity; inattentiveness; indifference. Wotton.In-cū'rĭ-oūs, a. p. 679Not curious or inquisitive; destitute of curiosity; without care for or interest in; inattentive; careless. “Carelessnesses and incurious deportments toward their children.” Bp. Taylor.In-cū’ri-oŭs-ly, adv. p. 679In an incurious or inattentive manner. Bp. Hall.In-cū'ri-oŭs-ness, n. p. 679Want of curiosity, inquisitiveness, or care. Chesterfield.In-cŭr'rençe, n. p. 679The act of incurring, bringing on, or subjecting one's self to; as, the incurrence of guilt.In-cŭr'sion, n. p. 679A running into; hence, an entering into a territory with hostile intention; an invasion not followed by continued occupation; a predatory or harassing inroad. The Scythian, whose incursions wild Have…In-cûr'sive, a. p. 679Hostile; making an attack or incursion; invasive.In-cûr'tain, v. t. p. 679To curtain; to hang with curtains; to tapestry. They began at Rome to incurtain their theater with such vails dyed in colors, only for shade. Holland.