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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Ī-dōl'o-clāst, n. p. 655A breaker of idols; an iconoclast. [Rare.]Ī'dol-oŭs, a. p. 655Idolatrous. [Obs.] Bale.Ĭ-dō'ne-oŭs, a. p. 655Characterized by appropriateness; suitable; convenient; fit; proper. “The idoneous vehicle of abuse against the establishment.” Coleridge.Ĭd'rĭ-a-līne, n. p. 655(Min.) A bituminous substance obtained from the quicksilver mines of Idria, where it occurs in connection with cinnabar. It is combustible, and fusible at a high temperature. Dana.Ĭd'yl or ĭd'yl, n. p. 655A short poem; properly, a short pastoral poem; as, the idyls of Theocritus; but also any poem, especially a narrative or descriptive poem, written in an elevated and highly-finished style. [Written…Ĭ-dȳl'ic, a. p. 655Of, or belonging to, idyls.If, v. t. p. 655but commonly called a conj. [O. Eng. & A-S. gif, O. Fries. jef, Icel. ef, O. H. Ger. ibu, oba, obe, ob, Goth. iba, ibai. The A-S. gif has been explained by Horne Tooke, and by others after him, as…I' faith, adv. p. 655Indeed; truly. Shak.Ĭg'a-sū'rĭc, a. p. 655(Chem.) Obtained from nux-vomica and St. Ignatius' bean; as, igasuric acid.Ĭg'a-sū'rīne, n. p. 655(Chem.) An alkali found in nux-vomica.Ig-nā'ro, n. p. 655An ignorant person; a blockhead. [Obs.] Spenser.Ig'ne-oŭs, a. p. 655Pertaining to, or consisting of, fire; as, igneous particles emitted from burning wood; containing fire; having the nature of fire; resembling fire; as, an igneous appearance. 2. (Geol.) Resulting…Ig-nēs'cent, a. p. 655Emitting sparks of fire when struck with steel; scintillating; as, ignescent stones.Ig-nĭe'o-lĭst, n. p. 655A worshiper of fire.Ig-nĭf'er-oŭs, a. p. 655Producing fire. [Rare.] Blount.Ig-nīf'lu-oŭs, a. p. 655Flowing with fire. [Obs.] Cockram.Ig'ni-fy, v. t. p. 655To form into fire. [Obs.] Stukely.Ig-nĭg'e-noŭs, a. p. 655Produced by fire; as, lava is ignigenous. [Rare.]Ig-nīp'o-ten'ce, n. p. 655Power over fire.Ig-nĭp'o-tent, a. p. 655Presiding over fire. “Vulcan is called the power ignipotent.” Pope.Ĭg'nis-fāt'ū-ŭs, n. p. 655A meteor or light that appears, in the night, over marshy grounds, supposed to be occasioned by the decomposition of animal or vegetable substances, or by some inflammable gas; — popularly called…Ig-nīte', v. t. p. 655To kindle or set on fire; to communicate fire to; as, to ignite charcoal or iron.Ig-nīte', v. i. p. 655To take fire; to begin to burn.Ig-nīt'i-ble, a. p. 655Capable of being ignited. Browne.Ig-nī'tion, n. p. 655The act of igniting, kindling, or setting on fire. 2. The state of being ignited or kindled.Ig-nĭv'o-moŭs, a. p. 655Vomiting fire. “Ignivomous mountains.” Derham.Ĭg'no-bĭl'i-ty, n. p. 655Ignobleness. [Obs.] Bale.Ig-nō'ble, a. p. 655Of low birth or family; not noble; not illustrious. I was not ignoble of descent. Shak. 2. Mean; worthless. “Graft with ignoble plants.” Shak. 3. Not honorable, elevated, or generous; base. “A base…Ig-nō'ble, v. t. p. 655To make ignoble. [Obs.] Bacon.Ig-nō'ble-ness, n. p. 655The condition or quality of being ignoble; want of dignity; meanness.Ig-nō'bly, adv. p. 655In an ignoble manner; not nobly or honorably; as, ignobly born. 2. Meanly; dishonorably; reproachfully; disgracefully; basely; as, the troops ignobly fly.Ĭg′no-mĭn′i-ōŭs, a. p. 655Marked with ignominy; incurring public disgrace; dishonorable; infamous; shameful; contemptible. Then, with pale fear surprised, Fled ignominious. Milton. 2. Deserving ignominy; worthy of contempt…Ĭg′no-min′i-ōus-ly, adv. p. 655In an ignominious manner; meanly; disgracefully; shamefully.Ĭg'no-mĭn'y, n. p. 655Public disgrace or dishonor; shame; reproach; infamy. Their generals have been received with honor after their defeat: yours with ignominy after conquest. Addison. Vice begins in mistake, and ends in…Ĭg'no-my, n. p. 655Ignominy. [Obs.] Shak.Ĭg'no-rā'mus, n. p. 655(Law.) We ignore;—being the word formerly written on a bill of indictment by a grand jury when there was not sufficient evidence to warrant them in finding it a true bill. The phrase now used is…Ĭg'no-rançe, n. p. 655The condition of being ignorant; the want of knowledge in general, or in relation to particular subjects. Ignorance is the curse of God, Knowledge the wing with which we fly to heaven. Shak.Ig'no-rant, a. p. 655Destitute of knowledge; uninstructed or uninformed; untaught; unenlightened. 2. Unacquainted; unconscious; unaware. Ignorant of guilt, I fear not shame. Dryden. 3. Unknown; undiscovered. [Obs.]…Ĭg'no-rant, n. p. 655A person untaught or uninformed; one unlettered or unskilled; an ignoramus. Did I for this take pains to teach Our zealous ignorants to preach? Denham.Ĭg'no-rant-ly, adv. p. 655In an ignorant manner; without knowledge, instruction, or information. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you. Acts xvii. 23.Ig-nōre', v. t. p. 655To be ignorant of. Brute and irrational barbarians who may be supposed rather to ignore the being of God than to deny it. Boyle. 2. (Law.) To throw out as false or ungrounded;—said of a bill rejected…Ig-nōs'ci-ble, a. p. 655Pardonable. [Obs.] Bailey.Ig-nōte', a. p. 656Unknown. [Obs.] Sandys.I-guā'nā, n. p. 656(Zoöl.) A genus of lizards, of which one species (the I. tuberculata), a large herbivorous lizard, having a dewlap, a crested beak, and a long tail, is found in South America, and is eaten, the flesh…I-guā'no-dōn, n. p. 656(Paleon.) A fossil herbivorous lizard found in the Wealden of England. It is supposed to have been from twenty-five to thirty feet long. From its teeth and bones it is thought to have resembled, in…Ĭl. p. 656A prefix, the form of in when used before words beginning with l, usually denoting a negation of the sense of the simple word; as, illegal, not legal; or it denotes to, on, or into, and merely…Īle, n. p. 656A walk or alley in a church or public building. [Obs.]Īle, n. p. 656An ear of corn. [Obs.] Ainsworth.Ĭl'e-ăc, a. p. 656Pertaining to the ileum, or third division of the lesser intestine. [Written also iliac.] Ileac or iliac passion (Med.), a disease characterized by spasms of the abdominal muscles, griping pain in…Il'e-ūm, n. p. 656(Anat.) The third or longest division of the lesser intestines;—so called from its convolutions. Dunglison.I'lex, n. p. 656(Bot.) A genus of evergreen trees and shrubs, including the common holly.Ĭl/i-ăc or Ĭ-lĭ'ăc-al, a. p. 656Pertaining to the ilium or flank-bone; in the direction of the ilium; as, the iliac artery. 2. Pertaining to the third division of the lower intestine. See ILEAC. Iliac crest, the upper margin of the…Ĭl'i-ad, n. p. 656An epic poem, composed by Homer, in twenty-four books, on the destruction of Ilium, the ancient Troy; hence the phrase Ilias malorum, an Iliad of woes or calamities, a world of disasters.Ĭl'i-ŭm, n. p. 656(Anat.) The upper part of the hip-bone; the flank-bone, which in the fetus is a distinct bone from others of the hip. Dunglison.Ĭlk, a. p. 656The same; also, each; every. Spenser. ☞ In Scottish usage, the phrase of that ilk denotes that a person's surname and title are the same; as, Grant of that ilk, i. e., Grant of Grant. Jamieson.Ĭll, a. p. 656Contrary to good in a physical sense; contrary or opposed to advantage, to happiness, &c.; bad; evil; unfortunate; disagreeable; unfavorable. Neither is it ill air only that maketh an ill seat, but…Ĭll, n. p. 656Whatever annoys or impairs happiness, or prevents success; evil of any kind; misfortune; calamity; disease; pain. Who can all sense of others' ills escape Is but a brute at best in human shape. Tate.…Ĭll, adv. p. 656With pain or difficulty; not easily; as, he is ill able to sustain the burden. Ill bears the sex the youthful lovers' fate, When just approaching to the nuptial state. Dryden. 2. Not rightly or…Il-lăb'ile, a. p. 656Not liable to fall or err; infallible. [Obs.] Cheyne.Ĭl'la-bĭl'i-ty, n. p. 656The quality of being illabile; infallibility. [Obs.] Cheyne.