INCISED

engraved, etched, graven, incised, inscribed

(adjective) cut or impressed into a surface; “an incised design”; “engraved invitations”

incised

(adjective) cut into with a sharp instrument

incised

(adjective) sharply and deeply indented

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

incised

simple past tense and past participle of incise

Anagrams

• Desinić, ceinids, indices

Source: Wiktionary


In*cised", a.

1. Cut in; carved; engraved.

2. (Bot.)

Definition: Having deep and sharp notches, as a leaf or a petal.

INCISE

In*cise", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Incised; p. pr. & vb. n. Incising.] Etym: [L. incisus, p. p. of incidere to incise: cf. F. inciser. See Incide.]

1. To cut in or into with a sharp instrument; to carve; to engrave. I on thy grave this epitaph incise. T. Carew.

2. To cut, gash, or wound with a sharp instrument; to cut off.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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