v. Simple past tense and past participle of incise.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Cut in; carved; engraved.
adj. Having deep and sharp notches, as a leaf or a petal.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
Cut; caused by cutting: as, an incised wound.
In botany and entomology, appearing as if cut; having marginal slits or notches, as an oak-leaf or an insect's wing.
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adj. cut or impressed into a surface
adj. sharply and deeply indented
adj. cut into with a sharp instrument
Word Usage
"Bending down, Nicholas examined a word incised in the cement of the sidewalk, a very old word put there some time ago, when the sidewalk had been wet."