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<blockquote>She is a new <b>incarnation</b> of some of the illustrious dead. <i>Jeffrey.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>The very <b>incarnation</b> of selfishness. <i>F. W. Robertson.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>A rosy or red color; flesh color; carnation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<p><b>5.</b> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The process of healing wounds and filling the part with new flesh; granulation.</def>

<h1>Incarnative</h1> <Xpage=742>

<hw>In*car"na*tive</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>incarnatif</ets>.]</ety> <def>Causing new flesh to grow; healing; regenerative.</def> -- <def2><tt>n.</tt> <def>An incarnative medicine.</def></def2>

<h1>Incarnification</h1> <Xpage=742>

<hw>In*car`ni*fi*ca"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Incarnation</er>, and <er>-fy</er>.]</ety> <def>The act of assuming, or state of being clothed with, flesh; incarnation.</def>

<h1>Incase</h1> <Xpage=742>

<hw>In*case"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Incased</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Incasing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[F. <ets>encaisser</ets>; pref. <ets>en-</ets> (L. <ets>in</ets>) + <ets>caisse</ets> case. See <er>Case</er> a box, and cf. <er>Encase</er>, <er>Enchase</er>.]</ety> <def>To inclose in a case; to inclose; to cover or surround with something solid.</def>

<blockquote>Rich plates of gold the folding doors <b>incase</b>. <i>Pope.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Incasement</h1> <Xpage=742>

<hw>In*case"ment</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. <er>Casement</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>The act or process of inclosing with a case, or the state of being incased.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>That which forms a case, covering, or inclosure.</def>

<h1>Incask</h1> <Xpage=742>

<hw>In*cask"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To cover with a casque or as with a casque.</def>

<i>Sherwood.</i>

<h1>Incastellated</h1> <Xpage=742>

<hw>In*cas"tel*la`ted</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Confined or inclosed in a castle.</def>

<h1>Incastelled</h1> <Xpage=742>

<hw>In*cas"telled</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Far.)</fld> <def>Hoofbound.</def>

<i>Crabb.</i>

<h1>Incatenation</h1> <Xpage=742>

<hw>In*cat`e*na"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[LL. <ets>incatenatio</ets>; L. pref. <ets>in-</ets> in + <ets>catena</ets> chain. See <er>Enchain</er>.]</ety> <def>The act of linking together; enchaining.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Goldsmith.</i>

<h1>Incaution</h1> <Xpage=742>

<hw>In*cau"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Want of caution.</def>

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