Part 5725

<h1>Incriminatory</h1> <Xpage=748>

<hw>In*crim"i*na*to*ry</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Of or pertaining to crimination; tending to incriminate; criminatory.</def>

<h1>Incruental</h1> <Xpage=748>

<hw>In`cru*en"tal</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>incruentus</ets>. See <er>In-</er> not, and <er>Cruentous</er>.]</ety> <def>Unbloody; not attended with blood; <as>as, an <ex>incruental</ex> sacrifice</as>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Brevint.</i>

<h1>Incrust</h1> <Xpage=748>

<hw>In*crust"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Incrusted</er>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Incrusting</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. <ets>incrustare</ets>; pref. <ets>in-</ets> in + <ets>crustare</ets> to cover with a crust: cf. F. <ets>incruster</ets>. See <er>Crust</er>.]</ety> <altsp>[Written also <asp>encrust</asp>.]</altsp>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>To cover or line with a crust, or hard coat; to form a crust on the surface of; <as>as, iron <ex>incrusted</ex> with rust; a vessel <ex>incrusted</ex> with salt; a sweetmeat <ex>incrusted</ex> with sugar.</as></def>

<blockquote>And by the frost refin'd the whiter snow, <b>Incrusted</b> hard. <i>Thomson.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Fine Arts)</fld> <def>To inlay into, as a piece of carving or other ornamental object.</def>

<h1>Incrustate</h1> <Xpage=748>

<hw>In*crus"tate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>incrustatus</ets>, p. p. See <er>Incrust</er>.]</ety> <def>Incrusted.</def>

<i>Bacon.</i>

<h1>Incrustate</h1> <Xpage=748>

<hw>In*crus"tate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To incrust.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Cheyne.</i>

<h1>Incrustation</h1> <Xpage=748>

<hw>In`crus*ta"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>incrustatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>incrustation</ets>. See <er>Incrust</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>The act of incrusting, or the state of being incrusted.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A crust or hard coating of anything upon or within a body, as a deposit of lime, sediment, etc., from water on the inner surface of a steam boiler.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A covering or inlaying of marble, mosaic, etc., attached to the masonry by cramp irons or cement.</def>

<p><b>4.</b> <fld>(Fine Arts)</fld> <def>Anything inlaid or imbedded.</def>

<h1>Incrustment</h1> <Xpage=748>

<hw>In*crust"ment</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Incrustation.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<h1>Incrystallizable</h1> <Xpage=748>

<hw>In*crys"tal*li`za*ble</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Not crystallizable; incapable of being formed into crystals.</def>

<h1>Incubate</h1> <Xpage=748>

<hw>In"cu*bate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. i. & t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Incubated</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Incubating</er> <tt>(?)</tt>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. <ets>incubatus</ets>, p. p. <ets>incubare</ets> to lie on; pref. <ets>in-</ets> in, on + <ets>cubare</ets> to lie down. Cf. <er>Cubit</er>, <er>Incumbent</er>.]</ety> <def>To sit, as on eggs for hatching; to brood; to brood upon, or keep warm, as eggs, for the purpose of hatching.</def>