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n. (a) An emperor or monarch of Peru before, or at the time of, the Spanish conquest; any member of this royal dynasty, reputed to have been descendants of the sun. (b) pl. The people governed by the Incas, now represented by the Quichua tribe. [ 1913 Webster ]

Inca dove (Zool.), a small dove (Scardafella inca), native of Arizona, Lower California, and Mexico. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Incaged p. pr. & vb. n. Incaging ] [ Cf. Encage. ] To confine in, or as in, a cage; to coop up. [ Written also encage. ] “Incaged birds.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Confinement in, or as in, cage. [ Obs. ] Shelton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or state of being incalculable. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. in- not + calculable: cf. F. incalculable. ] Not capable of being calculated; beyond calculation; very great; as, his action did incalculable harm. -- In*cal"cu*la*ble*ness, n. -- In*cal"cu*la*bly, adv. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state of being incalescent, or of growing warm. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Incalescence. Ray. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. incalescens, -entis, p. pr. of incalescere to grow hot. See 1st In-, and Calescence. ] Growing warm; increasing in heat. [ 1913 Webster ]