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v. i. To be incapable of combining; to disagree; to differ. [ Obs. ] Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. incombustilité. ] The quality of being incombustible. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. in- not + combustible: cf. F. incombustible. ] Not combustible; not capable of being burned, decomposed, or consumed by fire; uninflammable; as, asbestus is an incombustible substance; carbon dioxide is an incombustible gas. [ 1913 Webster ]

Incombustible cloth, a tissue of amianthus or asbestus; also, a fabric imbued with an incombustible substance.

-- In`com*bus"ti*ble*ness, n. -- In`com*bus"ti*bly, adv. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A coming in; entrance; admittance; ingress; infusion. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

More abundant incomes of light and strength from God. Bp. Rust. [ 1913 Webster ]

At mine income I louted low. Drant. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That which is caused to enter; inspiration; influence; hence, courage or zeal imparted. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

I would then make in and steep
My income in their blood. Chapman. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. That gain which proceeds from labor, business, property, or capital of any kind, as the produce of a farm, the rent of houses, the proceeds of professional business, the profits of commerce or of occupation, or the interest of money or stock in funds, etc.; revenue; receipts; salary; especially, the annual receipts of a private person, or a corporation, from property; as, a large income. [ 1913 Webster ]

No fields afford
So large an income to the village lord. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Physiol.) That which is taken into the body as food; the ingesta; -- sometimes restricted to the nutritive, or digestible, portion of the food. See Food. Opposed to output. [ 1913 Webster ]

Income bond, a bond issued on the income of the corporation or company issuing it, and the interest of which is to be paid from the earnings of the company before any dividends are made to stockholders; -- issued chiefly or exclusively by railroad companies. --
Income tax, a tax upon a person's incomes, emoluments, profits, etc., or upon the excess beyond a certain amount.

Syn. -- Gain; profit; proceeds; salary; revenue; receipts; interest; emolument; produce. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who comes in. [ 1913 Webster ]

Outgoers and incomers. Lew Wallace. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One who succeeds another, as a tenant of land, houses, etc. [ Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Coming in; accruing. [ 1913 Webster ]

A full incoming profit on the product of his labor. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Coming in, succeeding, or following, as occupant or possessor; as, in incoming tenant. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The act of coming in; arrival. [ 1913 Webster ]

The incomings and outgoings of the trains. Dickens. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Income; gain. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Many incomings are subject to great fluctuations. Tooke. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Lack of comity; incivility; rudeness. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]