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The act of incurring, bringing on, or subjecting one's self to (something troublesome or burdensome); as, the incurrence of guilt, debt, responsibility, etc.

Characterized by a current which flows inward; as, the incurrent orifice of lamellibranch Mollusca.

ntion; a temporary invasion; a predatory or harassing inroad; a raid. The Scythian, whose incursions wild Have wasted Sogdiana. Milton. The incursions of the Goths disordered the affairs of the Roman Empire. Arbuthnot.

Making an incursion; invasive; aggressive; hostile.

To curtain. [Obs.]

Curved; bent; crooked. Derham.

The state of being bent or curved; curvature. An incurvation of the rays. Derham.

To bend; to curve; to make crooked.

Bending gradually toward the axis or center, as branches or petals.

A state of being bent or curved; incurvation; a bending inwards. Sir T. Browne.

An anvil.

Cut or stamped in, or hollowed out by engraving. "Irregular incuse square." Dr. W. Smith.

To form, or mold, by striking or stamping, as a coin or medal.

To strike or stamp in. [Obs.] Becon.

See Encyst.

See Encysted.

See Tincal.

The angle between the chord of an aërocurve and the relative direction of the undisturbed air current.

Pinched with hunger; starved. "The belly-pinched wolf." Shak.

To pinch, or mark with pinches. Chapman.