n. 香, 香气, 奉承

vi. 焚香

vt. 用香焚, 使发怒

Incense \In"cense\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Incensed}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Incensing}.] [LL. incensare: cf. F. encenser. See
{Incense}, n.]
1. To offer incense to. See {Incense}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

2. To perfume with, or as with, incense. ``Incensed with
wanton sweets.'' --Marston.


Incense \In"cense\, n. [OE. encens, F. encens, L. incensum, fr.
incensus, p. p. of incendere to burn. See {Incense} to
inflame.]
1. The perfume or odors exhaled from spices and gums when
burned in celebrating religious rites or as an offering to
some deity.

A thick cloud of incense went up. --Ezek. viii.
11.

2. The materials used for the purpose of producing a perfume
when burned, as fragrant gums, spices, frankincense, etc.

Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of
them his censer, and put fire therein, and put
incense thereon. --Lev. x. 1.

3. Also used figuratively.

Or heap the shrine of luxury and pride,
With incense kindled at the Muse's flame. --Gray.

{Incense tree}, the name of several balsamic trees of the
genus {Bursera} (or {Icica}) mostly tropical American. The
gum resin is used for incense. In Jamaica the
{Chrysobalanus Icaco}, a tree related to the plums, is
called incense tree.

{Incense wood}, the fragrant wood of the tropical American
tree {Bursera heptaphylla}.


Incense \In*cense"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Incensed}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Incensing}.] [L. incensus, p. p. of incendere; pref.
in- in + root of candere to glow. See {Candle}.]
1. To set on fire; to inflame; to kindle; to burn. [Obs.]

Twelve Trojan princes wait on thee, and labor to
incense
Thy glorious heap of funeral. --Chapman.

2. To inflame with anger; to enrage; to endkindle; to fire;
to incite; to provoke; to heat; to madden.

The people are incensed him. --Shak.

Syn: To enrage; exasperate; provoke; anger; irritate; heat;
fire; instigate.