INCHIPIN
Inch"i*pin, n.
Defn: See Inchpin.
INCHMEAL
Inch"meal`, n. Etym: [See Meal a part, and cf. Piecemeal.]
Defn: A piece an inch long. By inchmeal, by small degrees; by inches.
Shak.
INCHMEAL
Inch"meal`, adv.
Defn: Little by little; gradually.
INCHOATE In"cho*ate, a. Etym: [L. inchoatus, better incohatus, p. p. of incohare to begin.]
Defn: Recently, or just, begun; beginning; partially but not fully in
existence or operation; existing in its elements; incomplete.
— In"cho*ate*ly, adv.
Neither a substance perfect, nor a substance inchoate. Raleigh.
INCHOATE
In"cho*ate, v. t.
Defn: To begin. [Obs.] Dr. H. More.