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An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Ĭ-bī'dem, adv. p. 652In the same place;—abbreviated ibid.I’bis, n. p. 652(Ornith.) A genus of grallatory birds, one species of which, the I. religiosa, having a bare head and neck and the general plumage white, with the tips of the wings and the tail black, was regarded…I-cā'ri-an, a. p. 652Adventurous in flight; soaring too high for safety, like Icarus.Īce, n. p. 652Water in a solid state. It is formed under the influence of extreme cold. It is a nearly solid, transparent, brittle substance, of a crystalline structure, having the specific gravity of 0.9184. It…Ice, v. t. p. 652To cover with ice; to convert into ice. 2. To cover with concreted sugar; to frost. 3. To chill, as with ice; to freeze.Īce'-ănch'or, n. p. 652A grapnel for holding ships to a field of ice. Kane.Īce'-bēam, n. p. 652(Naut.) A plank or beam at the stem or bows of a ship as a guard against the pressure of ice.Īce'-bēlt, n. p. 652A belt of ice along the shore in Arctic regions. Kane.Içe'bērg, n. p. 652A hill or mountain of ice, or a vast and lofty body of ice floating on the ocean.Içe'-bīrd, n. p. 652(Ornith.) A certain bird found in Greenland.Īce'-blĭnk, n. p. 652A bright appearance near the horizon, occasioned by the reflection of light from ice, and visible before the ice itself is seen.Içe'-bōat, n. p. 652A strong boat, commonly propelled by steam, used to break a passage through ice. 2. A boat for sailing on the surface of ice. Hebert.Ice'-bound, a. p. 652Totally surrounded with ice, so as to be incapable of advancing; as, an ice-bound vessel. 2. Surrounded by ice so as to hinder or prevent easy access; as, an ice-bound coast or harbor.Içe'-brōok, n. p. 652A frozen brook or stream. “The ice-brook’s temper.” Shak.Ice'-built, a. p. 652Composed of ice. 2. Loaded with ice. “Ice-built mountains.” Gray.Içe'-crēam, n. p. 652Cream or milk, sweetened, flavored, and congealed by a freezing mixture. Sometimes, instead of cream, the materials of a custard are used.Iced, p. a. p. 652Covered with ice; chilled with ice; as, iced water. 2. Covered with concreted sugar; as, iced cake.Içe'-drōp, n. p. 652(Bot.) A process resembling an icicle in form and transparency.Içe'-fall, n. p. 652Ice having the form of a falling stream of water. Coleridge.Ice'-field, n. p. 652A sheet of ice of such extent that its limits can not be seen from the mast-head of a ship.Ice'-float or Ice'-floe, n. p. 652A large mass of floating ice.Ice'-foot, n. p. 652The same as ICE-BELT. Kane.Içe'-glāzed, a. p. 652Glazed or incrusted with ice. Coleridge.Içe'-hōōk, n. p. 652A hook on the end of a pole, used to catch and move blocks of ice.Ice'-house, n. p. 652A repository for the preservation of ice during warm weather; often a pit, with a drain for conveying off the water of the ice when dissolved, and covered with a roof.Ice'-is'land or Ice'-isle, n. p. 652A vast body of floating ice, such as is often seen in the Atlantic, off the banks of Newfoundland; — distinguished from an ice-field as being less extensive, and often quite high above the water.Ice'land-er, n. p. 652(Geog.) A native or inhabitant of Iceland.Içe-lānd'ie, a. p. 652(Geog.) Pertaining to Iceland; relating to, or resembling, the Icelanders.I'ce-lānd'ic, n. p. 652The language of the Icelanders. It is one of the Scandinavian group, and is more nearly allied to the old Norse than any other language now spoken.Içe'land-mōss, n. p. 652(Bot.) A kind of lichen (Cetraria [or Physcia] Islandica) found in the mountainous districts of Europe. It has a slightly bitter taste, and is used both as a tonic and for its nutritive properties.Içe'land-spär, n. p. 652(Min.) A transparent variety of calcareous spar, exhibiting well its property of doubly refracting light, and much used, therefore, in polarizing instruments. Dana.Içe'-măn, n. p. 652A man who is skilled in traveling upon ice. 2. One who deals in ice; one who retails ice.Içe'-mās'ter, n. p. 652One who has charge of a ship in the ice. Clarke.Içe'-päck, n. p. 652A body of separate pieces of drift-ice. Kane.Īçe'-plāin, n. p. 652A plain of ice. Coleridge.Içe'-plānt, n. p. 652(Bot.) A plant (the Mesembryanthemum crystallinum), sprinkled with pellucid, glittering, watery vesicles, which make the plant appear as if covered with ice. It is a native of South Africa. Its juice…Ice'-plow or Ice'-plough, n. p. 652A sort of plow for making grooves on ice.Īce'-saw, n. p. 652A large kind of saw for cutting through ice.Īçe'-spär, n. p. 652(Min.) A variety of feldspar, the crystals of which are very clear, like ice.Īçe'-tā'ble, n. p. 652A flat and horizontal mass of ice.Īçe'-tŏngs, n. pl. p. 652Large iron nippers for handling ice.Ĭch dien p. 652Literally, I serve; — the motto of the Prince of Wales. Brande.Ĭch-neū’mon, n. p. 652Egyptian Ichneumon (Herpestes Pharaonis). 1. (Zoöl.) A carnivorous animal of the genus Herpestes, which inhabits Egypt, and is said to be very destructive to the eggs of the crocodile, as it…Ĭch/neū-mōn'i-dan, a. p. 652(Entom.) Relating to a family of predaceous insects of which the ichneumon is the type.Ich'neü-mön'i-dan, n. p. 653(Entom.) An insect of the family of which the ichneumon is the type.Ĭch'nite, n. p. 653A fossil footprint. Page.Ĭch'/no-gräph'ic, a. p. 653Ich'no-grāph'ic-al p. 653Pertaining to ichnography; describing a ground-plot.Ich-nōg'ra-phy, n. p. 653(Drawing.) An horizontal section of a building or other object, showing its true dimensions according to a geometric scale; a ground-plan.Ĭch'no-līte, n. p. 653A fossil footprint. Dana.Ich-nōl'i-thōl'o-gy, n. p. 653The same as ICHNOLOGY, q. v. Hitchcock.Ĭch'no-lŏg'ĭc-al, a. p. 653Pertaining to ichnology.Ich-nŏl'-o-gy, n. p. 653The science which treats of the footprints of animals.I'chor, n. p. 653(Myth.) An ethereal fluid that supplied the place of blood in the veins of the gods. 2. A thin, watery humor, like serum or whey; colorless matter flowing from an ulcer.I'chor-oüs, a. p. 653Composed of, or resembling, ichor; thin; watery; serous; sanious.Ĭch'thĭne, n. p. 653An albuminous substance characteristic of the yolk of fishes’ eggs.Ĭch'thy-ic, a. p. 653Pertaining to fishes.Ĭch'thy-o-cŏl or Ĭch'thy-o-cŏl'la, n. p. 653Fish-glue; isinglass; a glue prepared from the sounds of fish. Tooke.Ĭch'thy-o-dŏr'u-līte, n. p. 653(Paleon.) The fossil dorsal spine of certain fishes. Humble.Ich'thy-ŏg'ra-phy, n. p. 653A treatise on fishes.