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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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In-ī'ti-a-tĭve, a. p. 693Serving to initiate; inceptive; initiatory.In-i'ti-a-tive, n. p. 693An introductory step or movement. “The undeveloped initiatives of good things to come.” I. Taylor. 2. The right or power to introduce a new measure or law, as in legislation.In-i'ti-a-to-ry, a. p. 693Suitable for an introduction or beginning; introductory; as, an initiatory step. 2. Tending or serving to initiate; introducing by instruction, or by the use and application of symbols or ceremonies.…In-ī'ti-a-to-ry, n. p. 693Introductory rite. L. Addison.In-īʹtion, n. p. 693The act of initiating or commencing; a beginning. [Obs.] Naunton.In-jĕct', v. t. p. 693To throw in; to dart in; as, to inject any thing into the mouth or stomach. 2. To cast or throw;—with on. [Rare] “And mound inject on mound.” Pope.In-jēc'tion, n. p. 693The act of injecting or throwing in;—applied particularly to the forcible throwing in of a liquid, or aëriform body, by means of a syringe, pump, &c. 2. That which is injected; especially, a liquid…Injection cock or Injection condenser or Injection engine or Injection pipe p. 693the cock by which cold water is thrown into a condenser. — Injection condenser, a vessel in which steam is condensed by the direct contact of water. See SURFACE CONDENSER. — Injection engine, a kind…In-jĕct'or, n. p. 694A person or thing that injects.In-jel'ly, v. t. p. 694To place or deposit in, or as if in, jelly. [Rare.] Like fossils in the rock, with golden yolks Imbedded or injellied. Tennyson.In-join', v. t. p. 694See ENJOIN.In-joint′, v. t. p. 694To joint, or unite together as with joints. [Rare.] Shak.In'ju-cūn'di-ty, n. p. 694Unpleasantness; disagreeableness. [Obs.] Cockram.In-jū'di-ca-ble, a. p. 694Not cognizable by a judge. [Obs.] Bailey.In-ju-di'cial, a. p. 694Not according to the forms of law. [R.]In'ju-dĭ'cious, a. p. 694Not judicious; void of judgment; acting without judgment; unwise; as, an injudicious person. 2. Not according to sound judgment or discretion; unwise; as, an injudicious measure. Syn.—Indiscreet…In/ju-di'cioŭs-ly, adv. p. 694In an injudicious manner; unwisely.In'ju-di'cioŭs-ness, n. p. 694The quality of being injudicious or unwise.In-jŭnc'tion, n. p. 694The act of enjoining or commanding. 2. That which is enjoined; an order; a command; a precept. For still they knew, and ought to have still remembered, The high injunction, not to taste that fruit.…Ĭn'jure, v. t. p. 694To do harm to; to impair the excellence and value of; to hurt; to damage; — used in a variety of senses; as, (a.) To hurt or wound, as the person; to impair soundness, as of health. (b.) To damage or…Ĭn'jūr-er, n. p. 694One who injures or wrongs.In-jū'ri-oūs, a. p. 694Not just; wrongful; hurtful or prejudicial to the rights of another; as, injurious assertions; injurious treatment. 2. Tending to injure; hurtful; harmful; pernicious; baneful. “Injurious…In-jū'ri-oŭs-ly, adv. p. 694In an injurious or hurtful manner; wrongfully; hurtfully; mischievously.In-jū'ri-ous-ness, n. p. 694The quality of being injurious or hurtful; injury.In’ju-ry, n. p. 694That which injures or brings harm; that which occasions loss or diminution of good; that which wrongs; mischief; detriment; damage. Riot ascends above their loftiest towers, And injury and outrage.…In-jūs'tice, n. p. 694Want of justice and equity; violation of the rights of an individual; iniquity; wrong. If this people [the Athenians] resembled Nero in their extravagance, much more did they resemble, and even…Ink, n. p. 694[O. Eng. enke, inke, O. D. enckt, inckt, N. D. inkt, O. Fr. enque, N. Fr. encre, O. It. incostro, N. It. inchiostro, Pr. encaust, from Lat. encaustum, the purple-red ink with which the Roman emperors…Ĭnk, v. t. p. 694To black or daub with ink.Ink'-bāg, n. p. 694A bag or sac containing a deep-black liquid, found in the cuttle-fish. Buckland.Ink'-blurred, a. p. 694Blurred or darkened with ink.Ink'-fish, n. p. 694(Zoöl.) The cuttle-fish. See CUTTLE-FISH.Ĭnk'horn, n. p. 694An inkstand; — so called as formerly made of horn. 2. A portable case for ink, pens, &c. for writing. “With a writer's inkhorn by his side.” Ezek. ix. 2.Ĭnk'hŏrn, a. p. 694Affected, pedantic, or pompous; — used in contempt. [Obs.] “Inkhorn terms.” Bale.Ĭnk'i-ness, n. p. 694The state or quality of being inky.Ĭnk'ing, p. a. p. 694Supplying or covering with ink. Inking-roller, a somewhat elastic roller, composed of glue and treacle, used to spread ink over forms of type, copper-plates, and the like. — Inking-trough or table, a…Ĭnk'le, n. p. 694A kind of broad linen tape. Shak.Ĭnk'ling, n. p. 694Inclination; desire. Grose. 2. Hence, a hint or whisper; an intimation. Bacon.In-knĭt', v. t. p. 694To knit in. Southey.In-knŏt', v. t. p. 694To bind, as with a knot. [Obs.] Faller.Ĭnk'stānd, n. p. 694A vessel for holding ink and writing materials.Ink'-stōne, n. p. 694A kind of small, round stone, of a white, red, gray, yellow, or black color, containing a quantity of native vitriol or sulphate of iron, used in making ink.Ĭnk'y, a. p. 694Consisting of ink; resembling ink; black; tarnished or blackened with ink.In-lāce′, v. t. p. 694To work in, as lace; to embellish with work resembling lace. Fletcher.In'la-gā'tion, n. p. 694(Law.) The restitution of an outlawed person to the protection of the law. Bouvier.Ĭn-lāid', p. p. p. 694of inlay.Ĭn'land, a. p. 694Within the land; remote from the sea; interior; as, an inland town, or lake. “In this wide inland sea.” Spenser. 2. Carried on within a country; domestic; not foreign; as, inland trade or…Ĭn'land, n. p. 694The interior part of a country. Shak.Ĭn'land-er, n. p. 694One who lives in the interior of a country, or at a distance from the sea.Ĭn'land-ĭsh, a. p. 694The same as INLAND. [Obs.]In-lăp'i-dāte, v. t. p. 694To convert into a stony substance; to petrify. [Obs.] Bacon.In-lärd', v. t. p. 694See ENLARD.In-law', v. t. p. 694(Law.) To clear of outlawry or attainder; to place under the protection of the law.In-lāy', v. t. p. 694To lay within; hence, to insert, as pieces of pearl, ivory, choice woods, or the like, in a groundwork of some other material; to diversify or adorn with mosaic insertions. Gwilt.Ĭn'lāy, n. p. 694Matter or pieces of wood, ivory, &c., inlaid, or prepared for inlaying; that which is inserted for ornament or variety. The sloping of the moonlit sward Was damask-work, and deep inlay Of braided…In-lāy'er, n. p. 694One who inlays, or whose occupation it is to inlay.In-lēague', v. t. p. 694To ally, or form an alliance with; to unite; to combine. With a willingness inleague our blood With his, for purchase of full growth in friendship. Ford.In'let, n. p. 694A passage or opening by which an inclosed place may be entered; place of ingress; entrance. Doors and windows, inlets of men and light, I couple together. Wotton. 2. A bay or recess in the shore of…In-light'en, v. t. p. 694See ENLIGHTEN.In-list', v. t. p. 694See ENLIST.In-lŏck', v. t. p. 694To lock in, or inclose, as one thing within another.