Part 5675

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To perfume with, or as with, incense.</def> "<i>Incensed</i> with wanton sweets."

<i>Marston.</i>

<h1>Incense</h1> <Xpage=743>

<hw>In"cense</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>encens</ets>, F. <ets>encens</ets>, L. <ets>incensum</ets>, fr. <ets>incensus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>incendere</ets> to burn. See <er>Incense</er> to inflame.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>The perfume or odors exhaled from spices and gums when burned in celebrating religious rites or as an offering to some deity.</def>

<blockquote>A thick of <b>incense</b> went up. <i>Ezek. viii. 11.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>The materials used for the purpose of producing a perfume when burned, as fragrant gums, spices, frankincense, etc.</def>

<blockquote>Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put <b>incense</b> thereon. <i>Lev. x. 1.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>Also used figuratively.</def>

<blockquote>Or heap the shrine of luxury and pride,

<blockquote>With <b>incense</b> kindled at the Muse's flame.

<i>Gray.</i>

<cs><col>Incense tree</col>, <cd>the name of several balsamic trees of the genus <spn>Bursera</spn> (or <spn>Icica</spn>) mostly tropical American. The gum resin is used for incense. In Jamaica the <spn>Chrysobalanus Icaco</spn>, a tree related to the plums, is called <i>incense tree<i>.</cd> -- <col>Incense wood</col>, <cd>the fragrant wood of the tropical American tree <spn>Bursera heptaphylla</spn>.</cd></cs>

<h1>Incensebreathing</h1> <Xpage=743>

<hw>In"cense*breath`ing</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Breathing or exhaling incense.</def> "<i>Incense-breathing</i> morn."

<i>Gray.</i>

<h1>Incensed</h1> <Xpage=743>

<hw>In*censed"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Angered; enraged.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>Represented as enraged, as any wild creature depicted with fire issuing from mouth and eyes.</def>

<h1>Incensement</h1> <Xpage=743>

<hw>In*cense"ment</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Fury; rage; heat; exasperation; <as>as, implacable <ex>incensement</ex></as>.</def>

<i>Shak.</i>

<h1>Incenser</h1> <Xpage=743>

<hw>In*cen"ser</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who instigates or incites.</def>

<h1>Incension</h1> <Xpage=743>

<hw>In*cen"sion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>incensio</ets>. See <er>Incense</er> to inflame.]</ety> <def>The act of kindling, or the state of being kindled or on fire.</def>

<i>Bacon.</i>