adjective

incīlis

fem. incīle · neut. incīlis

contr. from incīdilis, from incido

cut in; ditches; trenches

cut in: fossae, i. e. ditches, trenches for carrying off water, Cato, R. R. 155, 1.— Far more freq.,

Substt. as noun

a ditch; trench •

incīle, is, n., a ditch, trench: incilia aperire, Cato, R. R. 155, 1: ducere incile, Dig. 43, 13, 1; App. M. 9, p. 221: in incili omnia adhaeserunt, Cael. ap. Cic. Fam. 8, 5, 3.—

Perseus ID: n22341 Key: incilis