1. Increasing; growing; augmenting; swelling; enlarging.

Between the incresent and decrescent moon.

Tennyson.

2. (Her.) Increasing; on the increase; -- said of the moon represented

as the new moon, with the points turned toward the dexter side.

In*crest" (?), v. t. To adorn with a crest. [R.] Drummond.

In*crim"i*nate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Incriminated (?); p. pr. & vb.

n. Incriminating.] [LL. incriminatus, p. p. of incriminare; in- in +

criminare, criminari, to accuse one of a crime. See Criminate.] To

accuse; to charge with a crime or fault; to criminate.

In*crim`i*na"tion (?), n. The act of incriminating; crimination.

In*crim"i*na*to*ry (?), a. Of or pertaining to crimination; tending to

incriminate; criminatory.

In`cru*en"tal (?), a. [L. incruentus. See In- not, and Cruentous.]

Unbloody; not attended with blood; as, an incruental sacrifice. [Obs.]

Brevint.

In*crust" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Incrusted; p. pr. & vb. n.

Incrusting.] [L. incrustare; pref. in- in + crustare to cover with a

crust: cf. F. incruster. See Crust.] [Written also encrust.]

1. To cover or line with a crust, or hard coat; to form a crust on the

surface of; as, iron incrusted with rust; a vessel incrusted with salt;

a sweetmeat incrusted with sugar.

And by the frost refin'd the whiter snow, Incrusted hard.

Thomson.

2. (Fine Arts) To inlay into, as a piece of carving or other ornamental

object.

In*crus"tate (?), a. [L. incrustatus, p. p. See Incrust.] Incrusted.

Bacon.

In*crus"tate (?), v. t. To incrust. [R.] Cheyne.

In`crus*ta"tion (?), n. [L. incrustatio: cf. F. incrustation. See

Incrust.]

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