incuse
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 8
- Words With Friends
- 11
- Letters
- 6
/ɪŋˈkjuːs/
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/ɪŋˈkjuːs/ · /ɪŋˈkjuːz/
Definition of incuse
3 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included
adj
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(not-comparable)Hammered or pressed in (usually on a coin).
“The back of the coin bears an incuse coat of arms.”
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adj
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(not-comparable)Hammered or pressed in (usually on a coin).
“The back of the coin bears an incuse coat of arms.”
noun
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An impression hammered or pressed (onto a coin).
“This coin's incuse is of a most curious design.”
verb
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(transitive)To hammer or press (usually onto a coin).
“There is a long tradition of monarchs having their own figure incused in their kingdom's coins.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From Latin incūsus, past participle of incūdō, from in- + cūdō.
Anagrams of incuse
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