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Webster 1913 Edition

Inceration

Inˊcer-a′tion

,
Noun.
[L.
incerare
to smear with wax; pref.
in-
in +
cerare
to wax, fr.
cera
wax: cf. F.
incération
.]
The act of smearing or covering with wax.
B. Jonson.

Webster 1828 Edition

Inceration

INCERA'TION

,
Noun.
[L. incero, from cera.] The act of covering with wax.

Definition 2024

inceration

inceration

English

Noun

inceration ‎(plural incerations)

  1. The act of smearing or covering with wax.
    • Ben Jonson, The Alchemist
      - He has his white shirt on?
      - Yes, sir,
      He's ripe for inceration: he stands warm
      In his ash-fire.

Etymology

From Latin incerare ‎(“to smear with wax”), from in- ‎(“in”) + cerare ‎(“to wax”), from cera ‎(“wax”). Compare French incération.

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