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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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ĭll'-tĕm'pered, a. p. 657Of bad temper; morose; crabbed; sour; peevish; fretful. 2. Not of a good temperament or state of bodily constitution. [Obs.] So ill-tempered I am grown, that I am afraid I shall catch cold, while all…ĭll'-tīme′, v. t. p. 657To do or attempt at an unsuitable time.Ill'-timed, a. p. 657Done or said at an unsuitable time.Ill-trĕat’, v. t. p. 657To treat in a cruel or improper manner.Il-lūde', v. t. p. 657To play upon by artifice; to deceive; to mock; to excite and disappoint the hope of.Il-lūme', v. t. p. 657To throw or spread light upon; to make light or bright; to illuminate; to illumine. The mountain's brow, Illumed with fluid gold. Thomson.Il-lū'mi-na-ble, a. p. 657Capable of being illuminated.II-lū'mi-nant, n. p. 657That which illuminates or affords light. [Obs.] Boyle.Il-lū′mi-na-ry, a. p. 657Pertaining to illumination; illuminative.Il-lū'mi-nāte, v. t. p. 657To enlighten; to throw light on; to supply with light; to adorn; — literally and figuratively. 2. To light up or adorn, as a building or buildings, in token of rejoicing. 3. To adorn, as a book or…Il-lū'mi-nate, a. p. 657Enlightened. Bp. Hall.Il-lū′mi-nate, n. p. 657One pretending to possess extraordinary light and knowledge.Il-lū'mĭ-nā'tī, n. pl. p. 657Literally, those who are enlightened;—variously applied as follows:— 1. (Eccl.) Persons in the early church who had received baptism; in which ceremony a lighted taper was given them, as a symbol of…Il-lū/mi-nā/tion, n. p. 657The act of illuminating, or the state of being illuminated. 2. Festive decoration of houses or buildings with lights. 3. Adornment of books and manuscripts with colored illustrations. 4. That which…Il-lū'mi-nā'tive, a. p. 657Tending to illuminate or illustrate; throwing light; illustrative. Graceful, ingenious, illuminative reading. Carlyle.Il-lū'mi-nā'tor, n. p. 657One who, or that which, illuminates or gives light; especially, one whose occupation is to decorate manuscripts and books with ornamented letters, or with pictures, portraits, and drawings of any…Il-lū'mĭne, v. t. p. 657To illume; to illuminate; to adorn.Il-lū'mi-nee', n. p. 657One of the Illuminati. See ILLUMINATI.Il-lū'mi-ner, n. p. 657One who illuminates.Il-lū'mi-nĭsm, n. p. 657The principles of the Illuminati.Il-lū'mi-nĭst'ic, a. p. 657Pertaining to illuminism, or the Illuminati.Il-lū'mi-nīze, v. t. p. 657To initiate into the doctrines or principles of the Illuminati.Il-lūre′, v. t. p. 657To deceive; to entice; to lure. [Obs.] The devil insnareth the souls of many men, by illuring them with the muck and dung of this world, to undo them eternally. Fuller.Il-lū'sion, n. p. 657An unreal image presented to the bodily or mental vision; a deceptive appearance; a false show; mockery; hallucination. “To cheat the eye with blear illusions.” Milton. Ye soft illusions, dear…Il-lū'sion-ĭst, n. p. 657One given to illusion.Il-lū'sĭve, a. p. 657Sp. ilusivo. See ILLUDE.] Deceiving by false show; deceitful; false; illusory. While the fond soul, Wrapped in gay visions of unreal bliss, Still paints the illusive form. Thomson.Il-lū'sĭve-ly, adv. p. 657In an illusive manner.Il-lu'sive-ness, n. p. 657The quality of being illusive; deception; false show. Ash.Il-lū'so-ry, a. p. 657Deceiving, or tending to deceive, by false appearances; fallacious; illusive; as, illusory promises or hopes.Il-lūs'tra-ble, a. p. 657Capable of being illustrated; admitting illustration. Browne.Il-lūs'trāte, v. t. p. 657To make clear, bright, or luminous. Here, when the moon illustrates all the sky. Chapman. 2. To set in a clear light; to exhibit distinctly; to make plain or conspicuous. “To prove him, and…Il-lūs'trate, a. p. 657Illustrated; distinguished; illustrious. [Obs.] “This most gallant, illustrate, and learned gentleman.” Shak.Il·lus·tra'tion, n. p. 657The act of illustrating; a rendering bright, glorious, or illustrious; a making clear; explanation; elucidation. 2. The state of being illustrated, glorified, or elucidated. 3. That which…Il-lūs'tra-tīve, a. p. 657Tending, or intended, to illustrate: exemplifying; explaining. 2. Making illustrations; honorific. [Obs.] Browne.Il-lūs'tra-tīve-ly, adv. p. 657By way of illustration or elucidation. [Rare.] Browne.Il-lūs'tra-tor, n. p. 657One who illustrates.Il-lŭs'tra-to-ry, a. p. 657Serving to illustrate.Il-lūs’tri-ous, a. p. 657Possessing luster, brightness, or brilliancy; luminous; splendid. Quench the light; thine eyes are guides illustrious. Beau. & Fl. 2. Characterized by greatness, nobleness, &c.; eminent; conspicuous.…Il-lūs'tri-oūs-ly, adv. p. 657In an illustrious manner; conspicuously; nobly; eminently; gloriously.Il-lūs'tri-ous-ness, n. p. 657The quality of being eminent; eminence; greatness; grandeur; glory.Ĭl-lux-ū'ri-ous, a. p. 657Not luxurious.Ill'-will', n. p. 657Enmity; malevolence.Ill'-will'er, n. p. 657One who wishes ill to another.Ill-wish'er, n. p. 657One who wishes that evil may befall another; an enemy.Ĭl'ly, adv. p. 657In an ill or evil manner; not well. ☞ A word sometimes used, though improperly, for ill.Ĭl'men-īte, n. p. 657(Min.) A black metallic mineral, consisting of titanium, iron, and oxygen. Dana.Im. p. 657A prefix from the Lat. in, n being changed to m, for the sake of easy utterance, before a labial, as in imbibe, immense, impartial. The same prefix is sometimes used in compounds not of Latin origin…Im'age, n. p. 657An imitation, representation, or similitude of any person or thing, sculptured, drawn, painted, or otherwise made perceptible to the sight; a visible presentation; a copy; a likeness; an effigy.…Ĭm'age, v. t. p. 658To represent or form an image of; as, mountains imaged in the peaceful lake. 2. To represent to the mental vision; to form a likeness of by the fancy or recollection. And image charms he must behold…Im'a'ge-a-ble, a. p. 658Capable of being imagined. [R.]Im'a'ge-less, a. p. 658Having no image. Shelley.Im'a-ger, n. p. 658One who images or forms likenesses; a sculptor. [Obs.] Praxiteles was ennobled for a rare imager and cutter in stone and marble. Holland.Ĭm'age-ry, n. p. 658The work of one who makes images or visible representations of objects; imitation work; images in general, or in mass. “Painted imagery.” Shak. In those oratories might you see Rich carvings…Ĭm'a'ge-wor'ship, n. p. 658The worship of images; idolatry.Im-ăg'i-na-ble, a. p. 658Capable of being imagined. Men sunk into the greatest darkness imaginable. Tillotson.Im-ăg'i-na-ble-ness, n. p. 658State of being imaginable.Im-ăg'i-na-bly, adv. p. 658In an imaginable manner.Im-ăg'i-nal, a. p. 658Characterized by imagination; imaginative. 2. Given to the use of rhetorical figures or images.Im-ăg'i-nant, a. p. 658Imagining; conceiving. [Obs.] Bacon.Im-ăg'i-nant, n. p. 658An imaginer. [Obs.] Bacon.