Emily Dickinson Lexicon

IN-CEST'U-OUS-LY, adv.

In an incestuous manner; in a manner to involve the crime of incest. IN-CEST'U-OUS-NESS, n. The state or quality of being incestuous. Bp. Hall.

INCH, n. [Sax. ince; L. uncia, the twelfth part; Gr. cirapa, bat said to he from the Latin.]

1. A lineal measure in Great Britain and the United States being the twelfth part of a foot, and equal to the length of three barley corns.
2. Proverbially, a small quantity or degree; as, to die by inches; to gain ground by inches.
3. A precise point of time. Beldame, I think, we watch'd you at an inch. [Unusual.] Shak.

INCH, v.i.

To advance or retire by small degrees. [Little used.] Johnson. Inched, is added to words of number; as, four-inched. Shak. But in America the common practice is to add only inch; as, a seven-inch cable.

INCH, v.t.

1. To drive by inches or small degrees. [Little used.] Dryden.
2. To deal out by inches; to give sparingly. [Little used.] Ainsworth.

IN-CHAR'I-TA-BLE, a.

Uncharitable. [The latter is the word used.]

IN-CHAS'TI-TY, n. [in and chastity.]

Lewdness; impurity unchastity. J. Edwards

IN-CHEST', v.t.

To put into a chest. Sherwood

IN-CHEST'ED, pp.

Put into a chest.

INCH'-MEAL, n. [inch and meal.]

A piece an inch long. Shak.

IN'CHO-ATE, a.

Begun; commenced. It is neither a substance perfect, nor a substance inchoate. Rategh

IN'CHOATE, v.i. [L. inchoo.]

To begin. [Little used.] Mori.

IN'CHOATE-LY, adv.

In an incipient degree.

IN-CHO-A'TION, n.

The act of beginning; commencement; inception. The setting on foot some of those arts in those parts, would be looked on as the first inchoation of them. [Little used.] flat

IN-CHO'A-TIVE, a.

Noting beginning; inceptive; as, a inchoative verb, otherwise called inceptive.

INCH'PIN, n.

Some part of the inwards of a deer.

IN-CIDE', v.t. [L. incido; in and caedo, to strike.]

To cut; to separate; as medicines. [Obs.] Quincy. Arbuthnot.

IN'CI-DENCE, n. [L. incidens; incido, to fall on; in and cado, to fall.]

1. Literally, a falling on; whence, an accident or casualty. Shak.
2. The manner of falling on, or the direction in which or body falls on or strikes another. The angle which the line of falling, or the direction of a moving body striking another, makes with the plane struck, is called the angle of incidence. When rays of light striking a body are reflected, the angle of incidence and the angle of reflection are equal. In equal incidences there is a considerable inequality of fractions. Newton.

IN'CI-DENT, a.

1. Falling; casual; fortuitous; coming or happening occasionally, or not in the usual course of thing or not according to expectation or in connection with the main design. As the ordinary course of common affairs is disposed of general laws, so man's rarer incident necessities and utilith should he wit] special equity considered. Hooker. A proposition introduced by who, which, whose, whom, & is called an incident proposition; as, Julius, whose surname was Cesar, overcame Pompey. Watts.
2. Happening; apt to happen; as. intemperate passions incident to human nature; diseases incident to a climate; misfortunes incident to the poor.
3. Appertaining to or following the chief or principal court baron is incident to a manor. Encyc.

IN'CI-DENT, n.

1. That which falls out; an event; casuals.
2. That which happens aside of the main design; an aide or subordinate action. No person, no incident in a play but must be of use to cav on the main design. Dryden.

IN-CI-DENT'AL, a.

1. Happening as an occasional event, without regularity; coming without design; casual; accidental; as, an incidental conversation; an incidental occurrence.
2. Not necessary to the chief purpose; occasional. By some persons, religious duties appear to be regarded as incidental business. Rogers.

IN-CI-DENT'AL, n.

An incident. [Little used.] Pope.

IN-CI-DENT'AL-LY, adv.

1. Casually; without intention; accidentally. I was incidentally present when the conversation took place.
2. Beside the main design; occasionally. I treat either purposely or incidentally of colors. Boyle.

IN'CI-DENT-LY, adv.

Occasionally; by the way. [Not used.] Bacon.

IN-CIN'ER-ATE, v.t. [L. in and cinis, cineris, ashes.]

To burn to ashes. Bacon.

IN-CIN'ER-A-TED, pp.

Burnt to ashes.