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incuse definition

in·cuse (in kyo̵̅o̅z′, -kyo̵̅o̅s′)

adjective

hammered or stamped in: said of the design on a coin

Etymology: L incusus, pp. of incudere, to forge with a hammer < in-, in, on + cudere, to strike, hit: see hew

noun

such a design

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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