incurvity

[ Lat.incurvus =bent, crooked.] The state of being curved or bent; curvity; crookedne ; a bending inward. "The incurvity of a dolphin must be taken not really." Browne : Vulgar Errors , bk. v., ch. ii. In-cus, s. [Lat.] *1. Ord. Lang.: An anvil. 2. Anatomy: (1) Human : One of the small bones of the ear. It stands between the malleus and the stapes, and is connected with them by articular surfaces. It does not resemble an anvil so closely as it does a tooth with two fangs widely separated. These constitute a body and two proce es. ( Quain .) (2) Compar . The incus is represented only by a ligament in birds, by a cartilage in sphenodon ( Hatteria ) and other reptiles, and by the hyo-mandibular bone in o eous fishes. ( Huxley .) In-cûşe', *In-cu ', v . t . [ Lat.in cu us , pa. par. of incutio =to strike upon: in- =in, on, and quatio = to shake.] To impre by striking or stamping with a hammer, as a coin. ( Daniel : Hist . Eng ., p. 4.) *In-cu ion (sion as shon), s. [INCUSE.] The act of striking; concu ion. *In-cute', v. t . [Latin incutio =to strike upon.] To strike in. ( Becon : Works , i. 63.) *in-da-gāte, v . t . [Lat. in dag at us , pa. par. of indago to trace out, to track.] To trace out; to seek or search out. *In-da-gā-tion, s. [Lat. indagatio , from ind a gat us , pa. par. of indago .] The act or proce of searching or seeking out; search, inquiry, investigation. "Part hath been discovered by himself, and some by human indagation ."-Browne: Vulgar Errors , bk. i., ch. x. *in-da-ga-tive, a . [English indagat ( e ); -ive .] Searching, investigating; given or inclined to investigation. *In-da-ga-tor, s. [Latin, from in dag at us , pa. par. of indago ] One who searches out, seeks into, or investigates; a searcher; an investigator. "Searched into by such skillful indagators of nature." Boyle: Works, i. 465. *in-dăm-aged (aged as Igd), a . [Pref. in- (2), and Eng. damaged (q. v.).] Not damaged, unhurt. In-dart, v . t . [ENDART.] *Inde, a . [INDIGO.] I. Ord. Lang.: Indigo or azure-colored. II. Her.: A name applied to azure, from the sapphire, because India is the principal source of supply for these gems. In-děbt ( b silent), v . t . [O. French endetter, en debter to bring into debt: en -in, into, and dette , debte a debt (q. v.).] To bring into debt; to bring under obligation. "Thy fortune hath indebted thee to none." Daniel: To the King's Majesty. In-děbt-ed ( b silent), a. [INDEBT.] 1. Being under a debt or obligation; having incurred a debt; bound to repayment or restitution. "He began to flatter the common people, and especially those that were indebted ."-North: Plutarch , p. 128. 2. Morally bound or obliged by something received for which restitution, return, or gratitude is due. "Grant her indebted to what zealots call Grace undeserved." -ne .1 Cowper: Truth , 483. In-děbt-ed-ne (b silent), s. [Eng. indebted ; 1. The state of being indebted or in debt. 2. The amount of debts owing; debts collectively. 3. The state of being morally indebted or bound. *In-děbt-měnt (bsilent), s. [Eng. indebt ; -ment .] The state of being indebted; indebtedne . "If thou wilt needs wilfully liue and dye in a just in debt ment."-Bp. Hall: Balm of Gilead. 3. That which is indecent or unbecoming. "Of the indecencies of an Heroick Poem, the most remarkable are those that show disproportion." -Hobbes: On the Pref. before Gondibert. 4. That which is indecent or indelicate either in words or actions; a word or action which is a violation of modesty, and partaking more or le of the nature of lewdne or obscenity. "They who, by speech or writing, present to the ear or to the eye of modesty any of the indecencies ."-Beattie: Moral Science , pt. i., ch. ii., § 5.