Hypertext Webster Gateway: "incised"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Incise \In*cise"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Incised}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Incising}.] [L. incisus, p. p. of incidere to incise: cf.
F. inciser. See {Incide}.]
1. To cut in or into with a sharp instrument; to carve; to
engrave.
I on thy grave this epitaph incise. --T. Carew.
2. To cut, gash, or wound with a sharp instrument; to cut
off.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Incised \In*cised"\, a.
1. Cut in; carved; engraved.
2. (Bot.) Having deep and sharp notches, as a leaf or a
petal.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
incised
adj 1: sharply and deeply indented
2: cut into with a sharp instrument
3: cut or impressed into a surface; "an incised design";
"engraved invitations" [syn: {engraved}, {etched}, {graven},
{inscribed}]
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