Or heap the shrine of luxury and pride, With incense kindled at the
Muse's flame.
Gray.
Incense tree, the name of several balsamic trees of the genus Bursera
(or Icica) mostly tropical American. The gum resin is used for incense.
In Jamaica the Chrysobalanus Icaco, a tree related to the plums, is
called incense tree. -- Incense wood, the fragrant wood of the tropical
American tree Bursera heptaphylla.
In"cense-breath`ing (?), a. Breathing or exhaling incense.
"Incense-breathing morn." Gray.
In*censed" (?), a. 1. Angered; enraged.
2. (Her.) Represented as enraged, as any wild creature depicted with
fire issuing from mouth and eyes.
In*cense"ment (?), n. Fury; rage; heat; exasperation; as, implacable
incensement. Shak.
In*cen"ser (?), n. One who instigates or incites.
In*cen"sion (?), n. [L. incensio. See Incense to inflame.] The act of
kindling, or the state of being kindled or on fire. Bacon.
In*cen"sive (?), a. Tending to excite or provoke; inflammatory. Barrow.
In*cen"sor (?), n. [L.] A kindler of anger or enmity; an inciter.
In*cen"so*ry (?; 277), n.; pl. Incensories (#). [LL. incensorium: cf.
F. encensoir. See 2d Incense, and cf. Censer.] The vessel in which
incense is burned and offered; a censer; a thurible. [R.] Evelyn.
In*cen"sur*a*ble (?; 135), a. [Pref. in- not + censurable: cf. F.
incensurable.] Not censurable. Dr. T. Dwight. -- In*cen"sur*a*bly, adv.
In*cen"ter (?), n. (Geom.) The center of the circle inscribed in a
triangle.
In*cen"tive (?), a. [L. incentivus, from incinere to strike up or set
the tune; pref. in- + canere to sing. See Enchant, Chant.]