inclavated

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English

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Etymology

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From Latin inclavatus, from in- (in) + clavare (to fasten with nails), from clavus (nail).

Adjective

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inclavated (comparative more inclavated, superlative most inclavated)

  1. (rare) Set; fast; fixed.
    • 1666, John Smith, King Solomon's Portraiture of Old Age:
      the grinding is far more easily and perfectly performed ; beside , these are more firmly inclavated, and infixed into the jaw bones
    • 1924, James Branch Cabell, Straws And Prayer-Books:
      He has written wholly to divert himself: he has for that moment been inclavated to pleasure-seeking with somewhat the ruthlessness of a Nero and all the tenacity of a debutante []

References

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inclavated”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.