In*cask" (?), v. t. To cover with a casque or as with a casque.
Sherwood.
In*cas"tel*la`ted (?), a. Confined or inclosed in a castle.
In*cas"telled (?), a. (Far.) Hoofbound. Crabb.
In*cat`e*na"tion (?), n. [LL. incatenatio; L. pref. in- in + catena
chain. See Enchain.] The act of linking together; enchaining. [R.]
Goldsmith.
In*cau"tion (?), n. Want of caution. Pope.
In*cau"tious (?), a. [Pref. in- not + cautious: cf. L. incautus.] Not
cautious; not circumspect; not attending to the circumstances on which
safety and interest depend; heedless; careless; as, an incautious step;
an incautious remark.
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You . . . incautious tread On fire with faithless embers
overspread.
Francis.
His rhetorical expressions may easily captivate any incautious
reader.
Keill.
Syn. -- Unwary; indiscreet; inconsiderate; imprudent; impolitic;
careless; heedless; thoughtless.
-- In*cau"tious*ly, adv. -- In*cau"tious*ness, n.
In"ca*va`ted (n"k*v`td), a. [L. incavatus, p. p. of incavare to make
hollow: pref in- in + cavare to hollow out, fr. cavus hollow.] Made
hollow; bent round or in.
In`ca*va"tion (n`k*v"shn), n. Act of making hollow; also, a hollow; an
excavation; a depression.
In*caved" (n*kvd), a. [Pref. in- in + cave. Cf. Encave, Incavated.]
Inclosed in a cave.
In*cav"erned (n*kv"rnd), a. Inclosed or shut up as in a cavern.
Drayton.
In*ced"ing*ly (n*sd"ng*l), adv. [L. incedere to walk majestically.]
Majestically. [R.] C. Bronté.
In`ce*leb"ri*ty (?), n. Want of celebrity or distinction; obscurity.
[R.] Coleridge.
In*cend" (?), v. t. [L. incendere, incensum, to kindle, burn. See
Incense to inflame.] To inflame; to excite. [Obs.] Marston.
In*cen"di*a*rism (?), n. [From Incendiary.] The act or practice of
maliciously setting fires; arson.
In*cen"di*a*ry (?; 277), n.; pl. Incendiaries (#). [L. incendiarius:
cf. F. incendiaire. See Incense to inflame.]
1. Any person who maliciously sets fire to a building or other valuable
or other valuable property.
2. A person who excites or inflames factions, and promotes quarrels or
sedition; an agitator; an exciter.
Several cities . . . drove them out as incendiaries.
Bentley.
In*cen"di*a*ry, a. [L. incendiarius, fr. incendium a fire,
conflagration: cf. F. incendiaire. See Incense to inflame.]
1. Of or pertaining to incendiarism, or the malicious burning of
valuable property; as, incendiary material; as incendiary crime.
2. Tending to excite or inflame factions, sedition, or quarrel;
inflammatory; seditious. Paley.
Incendiary shell, a bombshell. See Carcass, 4.
In*cen"di*ous (?), a. [L. incendiosus burning, hot.] Promoting faction
or contention; seditious; inflammatory. [Obs.] Bacon. --
In*cen"di*ous*ly, adv. [Obs.]
In*cen"sant (?), a. [See Incense to anger.] (Her.) A modern term
applied to animals (as a boar) when borne as raging, or with furious
aspect.
In`cen*sa"tion (?), n. (R. C. Ch.) The offering of incense. [R.] Encyc.
Brit.
In*cense" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Incensed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Incensing.] [L. incensus, p. p. of incendere; pref. in- in + root of
candere to glow. See Candle.]