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单词 incuse
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incuse

[ in-kyooz, -kyoos ]
/ ɪnˈkyuz, -ˈkyus /

adjective

hammered or stamped in, as a figure on a coin.

noun

an incuse figure or impression.

verb (used with object), in·cused, in·cus·ing.

to stamp or hammer in, as a design or figure in a coin.

Origin of incuse

First recorded in 1810–20; from Latin incūsus, past participle of incūdere “to indent with a hammer,” equivalent to in- “in” + cūd- “beat” + -tus past participle suffix

Words nearby incuse

incursive, incurvate, incurvation, incurve, incus, incuse, incyclophoria, Ind, indaba, indagate, indamine
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Example sentences from the Web for incuse

  • The official English marks generally were incuse or stamped in relief with the cypher and crown within a borderless oval.

    Contributions From the Museum of History and Technology|Ivor Noel Hume
  • They are thin discs of metal stamped in a die, so that the design appears in relief on the face and incuse on the back.

    Jewellery|H. Clifford Smith,

British Dictionary definitions for incuse

incuse
/ (ɪnˈkjuːz) /

noun

a design stamped or hammered onto a coin

verb

to impress (a design) in a coin or to impress (a coin) with a design by hammering or stamping

adjective

stamped or hammered onto a coin

Word Origin for incuse

C19: from Latin incūsus hammered; see incus
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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