incurvate, incurved
(adjective) bent into or having an inward curve
incurvate
(verb) cause to curve inward; “gravity incurvates the rays”
incurvate
(verb) bend inwards; “The body incurvates a little at the back”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
incurvate (comparative more incurvate, superlative most incurvate)
bending inwards.
Curved; bent; crooked.
incurvate (third-person singular simple present incurvates, present participle incurvating, simple past and past participle incurvated)
(transitive) To bend (especially inwards); to give a curved shape to.
(intransitive) to have a curved or bent shape; to bend or curve inwards.
Source: Wiktionary
In*cur"vate, a. Etym: [L. incurvatus, p. p. of incurvare to crook; pref. in- in + curvus bent. See Curve, and cf. Incurve.]
Definition: Curved; bent; crooked. Derham.
In*cur"vate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Incurvated; p. pr. & vb. n. Incurvating.]
Definition: To turn from a straight line or course; to bend; to crook. Cheyne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 November 2024
(adjective) causing or able to cause nausea; “a nauseating smell”; “nauseous offal”; “a sickening stench”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
