1. The act of confining, or the state of being confined; imprisonment. Glanvill.
2. (Med.) (a) Formerly, strangulation, as in hernia. (b) A constriction of the hernial sac, rendering it irreducible, but not great enough to cause strangulation.
INCARCERATOR
In*car"cer*a`tor, n.
Defn: One who incarcerates.
INCARN
In*carn", v. t. Etym: [Cf. F. incarner. See Incarnate.]
Defn: To cover or invest with flesh. [R.] Wiseman.
INCARN
In*carn", v. i.
Defn: To develop flesh. [R.] Wiseman.
INCARNADINE In*car"na*dine, a. Etym: [F. incarnadin, It. incarnatino; L. pref. in- in + caro, carnis, flesh. Cf. Carnation, Incarnate.]
Defn: Flesh-colored; of a carnation or pale red color. [Obs.]
Lovelace.