adj.
n. a natural family of birds comprising the water ouzels, also called dippers, which dive under water in flowing streams.
n. the type genus of the bird family
n. The state of being disinclined; want of propensity, desire, or affection; slight aversion or dislike; indisposition. [ 1913 Webster ]
Disappointment gave him a disinclination to the fair sex. Arbuthnot. [ 1913 Webster ]
Having a disinclination to books or business. Guardian.
v. t.
Careful . . . to disincline them from any reverence or affection to the Queen. Clarendon. [ 1913 Webster ]
To social scenes by nature disinclined. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. [ Cf. Disenclose. ] To free from being inclosed. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. inclamatio. See 1st In-, and Claim. ] Exclamation. [ Obs. ] Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. [ Pref. in- in + clasp. Cf. Enclasp. ] To clasp within; to hold fast to; to embrace or encircle.
The flattering ivy who did ever see
Inclasp the huge trunk of an aged tree. F. Beaumont. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Not closing or shutting. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ LL. inclavatus; L. pref. in- in + clavare to fasten with nails, fr. clavus nail. ] Set; fast; fixed. Dr. John Smith. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ See Inclavated. ] (Her.) Resembling a series of dovetails; -- said of a line of division, such as the border of an ordinary. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Same as Inkle. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.;
The inclemency of the late pope. Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]
The inclemencies of morning air. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]
The rude inclemency of wintry skies. Cowper.
a. [ L. inclemens; pref. in- not + clemens mild: cf. F. inclément. See Clement. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
The guard the wretched from the inclement sky. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]
Teach us further by what means to shun
The inclement seasons, rain, ice, hail, and snow! Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In an inclement manner. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. inclinabilis. See Incline. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
Likely and inclinable to fall. Bentley. [ 1913 Webster ]
Whatsoever other sins he may be inclinable to. South. [ 1913 Webster ]
The very constitution of a multitude is not so inclinable to save as to destroy. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The state or quality of being inclinable; inclination. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. inclinatio: cf. F. inclination. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
A mere inclination to a thing is not properly a willing of that thing. South. [ 1913 Webster ]
How dost thou find the inclination of the people? Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
Inclination compass,
Inclination of an orbit (Astron.),
Inclination of the needle.
a. Having the quality of leaning or inclining;
n. An inclined plane; an ascent or descent; a grade or gradient; a slope. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i.
Their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech. Judges ix. 3. [ 1913 Webster ]
Power finds its balance, giddy motions cease
In both the scales, and each inclines to peace. Parnell. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
Incline thine ear, O Lord, and hear. Is. xxxvii. 17. [ 1913 Webster ]
Incline my heart unto thy testimonies. Ps. cxix. 36. [ 1913 Webster ]
Incline our hearts to keep this law. Book of Com. Prayer. [ 1913 Webster ]
With due respect my body I inclined. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
p. p. & a.
Inclined plane. (Mech.)
n. One who, or that which, inclines;
n.
On the first inclining towards sleep. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]
Both you of my inclining, and the rest. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Bot.) Same as Inclined, 3. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Incline + -meter. ] (Magnetism) An apparatus to determine the inclination of the earth's magnetic force to the plane of the horizon; -- called also
v. t. To clasp; to inclose. [ 1913 Webster ]
Whate'er the ocean pales, or sky inclips. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. [ Pref. in- in + cloister: cf. F. encloîtrer. Cf. Encloister. ] To confine as in a cloister; to cloister. Lovelace. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
How many evils have inclosed me round! Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
The inclosed copies of the treaty. Sir W. Temple. [ 1913 Webster ]
They went to coach and their horse inclose. Chapman. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who, or that which, incloses; one who fences off land from common grounds. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ See Inclose, Enclosure. ]
Within the inclosure there was a great store of houses. Hakluyt. [ 1913 Webster ]
Breaking our inclosures every morn. W. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To envelop as in clouds; to darken; to obscure. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
The whole included race, his purposed prey. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
The loss of such a lord includes all harm. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
Come, let us go; we will include all jars
With triumphs, mirth, and rare solemnity. Shak.
a. Inclosed; confined. [ 1913 Webster ]
Included stamens (Bot.),
a. Capable of being included. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. L. inclusus, p. p. of includere to shut in. ] (Zool.) A tribe of bivalve mollusks, characterized by the closed state of the mantle which envelops the body. The ship borer (Teredo navalis) is an example. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. inclusio: cf. F. inclusion. See Include. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Cf. F. inclusif. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
The inclusive verge
Of golden metal that must round my brow. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In an inclusive manner. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A cloth covering for the loins, worn around the hips; -- sometimes worn in tropical areas as the only article of clothing.
n. Same as magnetic dip. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
v. t. To cause to have a wrong inclination or tendency; to affect wrongly. [ 1913 Webster ]