An incurvation of the rays.
Derham.
3. The act of bowing, or bending the body, in respect or reverence.
"The incurvations of the knee." Bp. Hall.
In*curve" (n*kûv"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Incurved (-kûvd"); p. pr. & vb.
n. Incurving.] [See Incurvate.] To bend; to curve; to make crooked.
In*curved" (n*kûvd"), a. [Pref. in- in + curved.] (Bot.) Bending
gradually toward the axis or center, as branches or petals.
In*cur"vi*ty (n*kû"v*t), n. [From L. incurvus bent. See Incurvate.] A
state of being bent or curved; incurvation; a bending inwards. Sir T.
Browne.
||In"cus (?), n. [L., anvil.]
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1. An anvil.
2. (Anat.) One of the small bones in the tympanum of the ear; the anvil
bone. See Ear.
3. (Zoöl.) The central portion of the armature of the pharynx in the
Rotifera.
In*cuse" (?), a. [See Incuse, v. t.] (Numismatics) Cut or stamped in,
or hollowed out by engraving. "Irregular incuse square." Dr. W. Smith.
{ In*cuse" (?), In*cuss" (?), } v. t. [L. incussus, p. p. of incutere
to strike. See 1st In-, and Concuss.] To form, or mold, by striking or
stamping, as a coin or medal.
In*cute" (?), v. t. [See Incuse.] To strike or stamp in. [Obs.] Becon.
In*cyst" (?), v. t. See Encyst.
In*cyst"ed, a. See Encysted.
Ind (?), n. India. [Poetical] Shak. Milton.
In"da*gate (?), v. t. [L. indagatus, p. p. of indagare to seek.] To
seek or search out. [Obs.]
In`da*ga"tion (?), n. [L. indagatio: cf. F. indagation.] Search;
inquiry; investigation. [Obs.]
In"da*ga*tive (?), a. Searching; exploring; investigating. [Obs.] Jer.
Taylor.
In"da*ga`tor (?), n. [L.] A searcher; an explorer; an investigator.
[Obs.]
Searched into by such skillful indagators of nature.
Boyle.