1
: cut in : engraved
especially
: decorated with incised figures
2
: having a margin that is deeply and sharply notched
an incised leaf
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Works like Le Couple (1926) and Femme (plate III) (1927–29) reduce the human form to minimal shapes and incised lines, recalling stelae or ceremonial tablets.
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Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
A Qing Dynasty, Guangxu period (1871-1908), Imperial yellow glaze bowl with incised phoenixes and dragons, circa 19th century.
—oregonlive, 28 Dec. 2022
An autopsy determined that Burke died of multiple stab and incised wounds.
—Erin McCarthy, Philly.com, 5 June 2018
Archaeologists have found 27 incised stones that they have been marked intentionally for a greater purpose.
—David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 3 May 2018
Look for the incised Wedgewood mark on the base to ensure authenticity.
—Brenda Yenke, cleveland.com, 5 Apr. 2018
Other wooden objects are gilded to reflect light or wrapped in incised gold sheets, while carved and painted alabaster, a soft and translucent stone that absorbs light in a gentle glow, is common.
—Christopher Knight, latimes.com, 29 Mar. 2018
For that piece, Fonseca, who arrived in New York in 1958 after dropping out of an architecture program in Montevideo, made a small wooden frame filled with cement and divided the piece with incised lines into seven irregular vertical stripes.
—Will Heinrich, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2018
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Lee Sharrock, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2025
A Qing Dynasty, Guangxu period (1871-1908), Imperial yellow glaze bowl with incised phoenixes and dragons, circa 19th century.
—oregonlive, 28 Dec. 2022
An autopsy determined that Burke died of multiple stab and incised wounds.
—Erin McCarthy, Philly.com, 5 June 2018
Archaeologists have found 27 incised stones that they have been marked intentionally for a greater purpose.
—David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 3 May 2018
Look for the incised Wedgewood mark on the base to ensure authenticity.
—Brenda Yenke, cleveland.com, 5 Apr. 2018
Other wooden objects are gilded to reflect light or wrapped in incised gold sheets, while carved and painted alabaster, a soft and translucent stone that absorbs light in a gentle glow, is common.
—Christopher Knight, latimes.com, 29 Mar. 2018
For that piece, Fonseca, who arrived in New York in 1958 after dropping out of an architecture program in Montevideo, made a small wooden frame filled with cement and divided the piece with incised lines into seven irregular vertical stripes.
—Will Heinrich, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2018
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“Incised.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incised. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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