INCUSE


Meaning of INCUSE in English

/in kyoohz", -kyoohs"/ , adj., n., v., incused, incusing .

adj.

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

n.

2. an incuse figure or impression.

v.t.

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

[ 1810-20; incusus ptp. of incudere to indent with a hammer, equiv. to in- IN- 2 + cud- beat (akin to HEW) + -tus ptp. suffix ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .