A decoration found on pottery consisting of lines drawn into wet clay When fired, the arrangement of lines leaves a permanent design on the vessel surface
meander in a river, a deep steep-sided meander (bend) formed by the severe downwards erosion of an existing meander There are several incised meanders along the middle course ot the river Wye, near Chepstow, Gwent
Sharply impressed into the body, as a trademark or form number on the base of a stein Base markings were normally applied by impressing a metal die into the clay while it was still in the "green" state
Deep, well defined channel with narrow width to depth ration, and limited or no lateral movement Often newly formed, and as a result of rapid down-cutting in the substrate
If an object is incised with a design, the design is carefully cut into the surface of the object with a sharp instrument. After the surface is polished, a design is incised or painted. a set of chairs incised with Grecian scrolls. to cut a pattern, word etc into something, using a sharp instrument (inciser, from incisus, past participle of incidere )