1. To offer incense to. See Incense. [Obs.] Chaucer.

2. To perfume with, or as with, incense. "Incensed with wanton sweets."

Marston.

In"cense (?), n. [OE. encens, F. encens, L. incensum, fr. incensus, p.

p. of incendere to burn. See Incense to inflame.]

1. The perfume or odors exhaled from spices and gums when burned in

celebrating religious rites or as an offering to some deity.

A thick cloud of incense went up.

Ezek. viii. 11.

2. The materials used for the purpose of producing a perfume when

burned, as fragrant gums, spices, frankincense, etc.

Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer,

and put fire therein, and put incense thereon.

Lev. x. 1.

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