Incase
(In*case") v. t. [imp. & p. p. Incased ; p. pr. & vb. n. Incasing.] [F. encaisser; pref. en- (L.
in) + caisse case. See Case a box, and cf. Encase, Enchase.] To inclose in a case; to inclose; to
cover or surround with something solid.
Rich plates of gold the folding doors incase.
Pope. Incasement
(In*case"ment) n. [Cf. Casement.]
1. The act or process of inclosing with a case, or the state of being incased.
2. That which forms a case, covering, or inclosure.
Incask
(In*cask") v. t. To cover with a casque or as with a casque. Sherwood.
Incastellated
(In*cas"tel*la`ted) a. Confined or inclosed in a castle.
Incastelled
(In*cas"telled) a. (Far.) Hoofbound. Crabb.
Incatenation
(In*cat`e*na"tion) n. [LL. incatenatio; L. pref. in- in + catena chain. See Enchain.] The
act of linking together; enchaining. [R.] Goldsmith.
Incaution
(In*cau"tion) n. Want of caution. Pope.
Incautious
(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.
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.
Incavated
(In"ca*va`ted) 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.
Incavation
(In`ca*va"tion) n. Act of making hollow; also, a hollow; an excavation; a depression.
Incaved
(In*caved") a. [Pref. in- in + cave. Cf. Encave, Incavated.] Inclosed in a cave.
Incaverned
(In*cav"erned) a. Inclosed or shut up as in a cavern. Drayton.
Incedingly
(In*ced"ing*ly) adv. [L. incedere to walk majestically.] Majestically. [R.] C. Bronté.
Incelebrity
(In`ce*leb"ri*ty) n. Want of celebrity or distinction; obscurity. [R.] Coleridge.
Incend
(In*cend") v. t. [L. incendere, incensum, to kindle, burn. See Incense to inflame.] To inflame; to
excite. [Obs.] Marston.
Incendiarism
(In*cen"di*a*rism) n. [From Incendiary.] The act or practice of maliciously setting fires; arson.
Incendiary
(In*cen"di*a*ry) 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.
