1. The act of confining, or the state of being confined; imprisonment.
Glanvill.
2. (Med.) (a) Formerly, strangulation, as in hernia. (b) A constriction
of the hernial sac, rendering it irreducible, but not great enough to
cause strangulation.
In*car"cer*a`tor (?), n. One who incarcerates.
In*carn" (?), v. t. [Cf. F. incarner. See Incarnate.] To cover or
invest with flesh. [R.] Wiseman.
In*carn", v. i. To develop flesh. [R.] Wiseman.
In*car"na*dine (?), a. [F. incarnadin, It. incarnatino; L. pref. in- in
+ caro, carnis, flesh. Cf. Carnation, Incarnate.] Flesh-colored; of a
carnation or pale red color. [Obs.] Lovelace.
In*car"na*dine, v. t. To dye red or crimson.
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.
Shak.
In*car"nate (?), a. [Pref. in- not + carnate.] Not in the flesh;
spiritual. [Obs.]