INSWEPT
In"swept`, a.
Defn: Narrowed at the forward end; — said of an automobile frame when the side members are closer together at the forward end than at the rear.
INTACT In*tact", a. Etym: [L. intactus; pref. in- not + tactus, p. p. of tangere to touch: cf. F. intact. See In- not, and Tact, Tangent.]
Defn: Untouched, especially by anything that harms, defiles, or the like; uninjured; undefiled; left complete or entire. Buckle. When all external differences have passed away, one element remains intact, unchanged, — the everlasting basis of our common nature, the human soul. F. W. Robertson.
INTACTIBLE; INTACTABLE
In*tac"ti*ble, In*tac"ta*ble, a.
Defn: Not perceptible to the touch.
INTAGLIATED
In*tagl"ia*ted, a. Etym: [It. intagliato, p. p. of intagliare. See
Intaglio.]
Defn: Engraved in intaglio; as, an intagliated stone. T. Warton.
INTAGLIO
In*tagl"io, n.; pl. E. Intaglius, It. Intagli. Etym: [It., fr.
intagliare to engrave, carve; pref. in- in + tagliare to cut, carve.
See Detail.]
Defn: A cutting or engraving; a figure cut into something, as a gem, so as to make a design depressed below the surface of the material; hence, anything so carved or impressed, as a gem, matrix, etc.; — opposed to cameo. Also used adjectively.