incised

[ in-sahyzd ]

adjective

1. cut into:

   the incised material.

2. made by cutting:

   an incised pattern.

3. Medicine/Medical. made or cut cleanly, as if surgically; not ragged:

   an incised wound.

4. (of a leaf ) sharply, deeply, and somewhat irregularly notched.

incised

/ ɪnˈsaɪzd /

adjective

1. cut into or engraved

   an incised surface

2. made by cutting or engraving

   an incised design

3. (of a wound) cleanly cut, as with a surgical knife
4. having margins that are sharply and deeply indented

   an incised leaf

Other Words From

• unin·cised adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of incised¹

First recorded in 1590–1600; incise + -ed ²

Example Sentences

Some are beautifully polished and ornamented with incised work.

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Others from the same city were ornamented by incised lines rubbed in with white chalk, in which case they were flat.

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They were all of a black color and their incised ornamentation was practically the same as those from the upper cities.

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On the outside, just below the rim, are the four incised parallel lines mentioned.

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Not only were the products greatly similar, but the same style of geometric decoration by incised lines is common to both.

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