Incise \In*cise"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Incised}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Incising}.] [L. incisus, p. p. of incidere to incise: cf. F. inciser. See {Incide}.] 1. To cut in or into with a sharp instrument; to carve; to engrave.
I on thy grave this epitaph incise. --T. Carew.
2. To cut, gash, or wound with a sharp instrument; to cut off.
Incised \In*cised"\, a. 1. Cut in; carved; engraved.
2. (Bot.) Having deep and sharp notches, as a leaf or a petal.