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Definition of Incony
1. a. Unlearned; artless; pretty; delicate.
Definition of Incony
1. Adjective. Rare ¹
2. Adjective. Pretty ¹
3. Adjective. Nice ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Incony
1. pretty [adj] - See also: pretty
Lexicographical Neighbors of Incony
Literary usage of Incony
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Glossary; Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and Allusions to by Robert Nares, James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps, Thomas Wright (1867)
"incony, a. Sweet, pretty, delicate. The derivation is not clearly made out ; the
best derivation seems to be from the northern word canny, or canny, ..."
2. A Glossary: Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and Allusions to by Robert Nares (1859)
"incony, a. Sweet, pretty, delicate. The derivation is not clearly made out ...
Lore me little, love me long ; let musick rumble While I in thy incony lap do ..."
3. Playing about: Or Theatrical Anecdotes and Adventures, with Scenes of by Benson Earle Hill (1840)
"... incony JEW— TRANSLATED t'RO.M THE ITALIAN. BUT to quit egotism for awhile.
The snow was frozen on the ground, the breeze was rough, the moon lighting ..."
4. A Glossary of Obscure Words and Phrases in the Writings of Shakspeare and by Charles Mackay (1887)
"Love me little, love me long, let music rumble, While I in thy incony lap do
tremble. ... I have sport incony, i' faith. Two Angry Women of Abingdon. ..."
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