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▪ I. † inˈcave, v.1 Obs.
[ad. L. incavāre to hollow, f. in- (in-2) + cavāre to hollow.]
trans. To make hollow or concave; to bend inwards. Hence inˈcaved ppl. a.
a1586Sidney Arcadia ii. (1622) 141 But bow all knees, now of her knees My tongue doth tell what fancie sees..Whose bought incau'd doth yeeld such sight, Like cunning Painter shadowing white.
▪ II. incave, encave, v.2|ɪnˈkeɪv, ɛn-|
[f. in-2, en-1 + cave n. Cf. F. encaver (1295 in Godef. Compl.).]
trans. To enclose or shut up in, or as in, a cave.
1604Shakes. Oth. iv. i. 82 Stand you a while apart..Do but encaue your selfe. 1615G. Sandys Trav. 307 (D.) The bristled Bore and Beare Incaued rage. 1729Savage Wanderer i. 158 There..Incav'd secure th' exulting eagle dwells. 1821Moir in Blackw. Mag. X. 301 The stayless element found its way to nether domes encaved. 1856Kane Arct. Expl. II. xxvi. 264 The rocks seemed to close above our heads..a protecting cliff between us and the gale. We were completely encaved. |