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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-scrib'er, n. p. 697One who inscribes. Pownall.In-scrip'ti-ble, a. p. 697Capable of being inscribed, engraved upon, or drawn within; — said especially (Geom.) of solids or plane figures capable of being inscribed in other solids or figures.In-scrĭp'tion, n. p. 697The act of inscribing. 2. That which is inscribed; something written or engraved to communicate knowledge; especially, any thing written or engraved on a solid substance for duration; as…In-scrĭp'tĭve, a. p. 697Bearing inscription; of the character of an inscription.In-scrōll', v. t. p. 697To write on a scroll. Shak.In-scru'ta-bĭl'i-ty, n. p. 697Inscrutableness.In-seru'ta-ble, a. p. 697Incapable of being searched into and understood by inquiry or study; unsearchable; impenetrable; as, the designs of the emperor appear to be inscrutable. 2. Incapable of being discovered, or…In-scru'ta-ble-ness, n. p. 697The quality of being inscrutable; inscrutability.In-scru'ta-bly, adv. p. 697In a manner or degree not to be found out or understood.In-scŭlp’, v. t. p. 697To engrave; to carve. [Obs. and rare.] Shak.In-sculp'tion, n. p. 697Inscription. [Obs.] Tourneur.In-sculpt'ure, n. p. 697An engraving; sculpture. [Obs.] “On his grave-stone this insculpture.” Shak.In-sculpt'ured, a. p. 697Engraved. Glover.In-sēam’, v. t. p. 697To impress or mark with a seam or cicatrix. Pope.In-sēarch’, v. t. p. 697To make search after; to investigate. [Obs.] Sir T. Elyot.In-sē'ca-ble, a. p. 697Incapable of being divided by a cutting instrument; indivisible.In'sect, n. p. 697(Zool.) An articulate animal that in its mature state has the body divided into three distinct parts, the head, the thorax, and the abdomen, has six legs, never more than four wings, and that…Ĭn'sect, a. p. 697Like an insect; resembling an insect; small; mean; contemptible.Ĭn'sec-tā'tion, n. p. 697The act of pursuing; pursuit; harassment; persecution. [Obs.]In'sec-tā'tor, n. p. 697A pursuer; a persecutor; a censorious critic. [Obs.] Bailey.In'sect-ed, a. p. 697Having the nature of, or resembling, an insect. Howell.In-sēct'ile, a. p. 697Having the nature of insects. Bacon.In-sēct'ile, n. p. 697An insect. [Obs.] Wotton.In-sēc'tion, n. p. 697A cutting in; incisure; incision.In'sec-tī'ō-rā, n. pl. p. 697See INSECTIVORE.In-sēe'ti-vōre, n. p. 697(Zoöl.) One of an order of plantigrade mammals of small size, that feed chiefly upon insects. ☞ The animals of this order have prismatic, sharp-pointed molars and complete clavicles, and generally…In'sec-tiv'o-rōus, a. p. 697Feeding or subsisting on insects. 2. Belonging or pertaining to the Insectivora.Ĭn’se-tŏl’ō-ger, n. p. 697One who studies insects; an entomologist. [Obs.] “According to modern insectologers.” Derham.In'sec-tōl'o-gy, n. p. 697The science and description of insects; entomology. [Obs.]Ĭn'se-cūre', a. p. 697Not secure; not safe; apprehensive of danger or loss. “Continually insecure, not only of the good things of this life, but of life itself.” Tillotson. 2. Not effectually guarded or protected; unsafe…Ĭn'se-cūre'ly, adv. p. 697Without security or safety; without certainty.Ĭn'se-cūre'ness, n. p. 697Insecurity.In'se-cū'ri-ty, n. p. 697The condition of being insecure; want of safety; danger; hazard; as, the insecurity of a building liable to fire, or of a debt. 2. Want of confidence in safety; as, seamen in a tempest must be…In'se-cū'tion, n. p. 697A following after; close pursuit. [Obs.] “With what ruth the insecution grew.” Chapman.In-sĕm′i-nāte, v. t. p. 697To sow; to impregnate. [Obs.]In-sēm′i-nā′tion, n. p. 697The act of sowing or impregnating. [Obs.]In-sĕn’sate, a. p. 697Wanting sensibility; destitute of sense; stupid; foolish. The silence and the calm Of mute, insensate things. Wordsworth.In-sĕn'sate-ness, n. p. 697The state or quality of being insensate; foolishness; stupidity.In-sēnse’, v. t. p. 697To make to understand; to instruct. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.In-sĕn'si-bĭl'i-ty, n. p. 697The quality of being insensible; want of sensibility, or the power of feeling or perceiving; torpor; as, the insensibility produced by a fall, or by opiates. 2. Want of power to be readily or…In-sĕn'si-ble, a. p. 698Destitute of the power of feeling or perceiving; wanting corporeal sensibility; as, an injury to the spine often renders the inferior parts of the body insensible. 2. Not susceptible of emotion or…In-sĕn'si-ble-ness, n. p. 698The quality or condition of being insensible; want of sensibility; insensibility.In-sĕn'si-bly, adv. p. 698In a manner not to be felt or perceived by the senses; imperceptibly; by slow degrees; gradually. The hills rise insensibly. Addison.In-sĕn’so-ry, n. p. 698See INCENSORY.In-sĕn'su-oŭs, a. p. 698Not sensuous; not possessed of sensibility or the power of perception; insentient. That intermediate door Betwixt the different planes of sensuous form And form insensuous. E. B. Browning.In-sēn’tient, a. p. 698Not sentient; not having perception, or the power of perception. But there can be nothing like to these sensations in the rose, because it is insentient. Sir W. Hamilton.In-sĕp'a-ra-bĭl'i-ty, n. p. 698The quality of being inseparable; inseparableness.In-sēp'a-ra-ble, a. p. 698Not separable; incapable of being separated or disjoined; not to be parted. The history of every language is inseparable from that of the people by whom it is spoken. Mure.In-sĕp'a-ra-ble-ness, n. p. 698The quality of being inseparable, or incapable of disjunction.In-sēp'a-ra-bly, adv. p. 698In a manner that prevents separation; with indissoluble union.In-sĕp'a-rate, a. p. 698Not separate; together; united. Still we went coupled and inseparate. Shak.In-sĕp'a-rate-ly, adv. p. 698Not separately; inseparably. [Obs.] Cranmer.In-sĕrt', v. t. p. 698To bring into; to introduce; to set within something; to put or thrust in; to cause to enter, or be included, or contained; as, to insert a cion in a stock; to insert a letter, word, or passage in a…In-sĕrt'ed, p. a. p. 698(Bot.) Situated upon, attached to, or growing out of some part;—said especially of the parts of the flower; as, the calyx, corolla, and stamens of many flowers are inserted upon the receptacle. Gray.In-sērt'ing, n. p. 698A setting in. 2. Something inserted or set in, as lace, &c., into garments.In-sēr'tion, n. p. 698The act of inserting, or setting or placing in or among other things; as, the insertion of cions in stocks; the insertion of words or passages in writings; the insertion of notices or essays in a…In-sērve', v. i. p. 698To be of use to an end. [Obs.]In-sĕr'vi-ent, a. p. 698Tending to bring about; conducive. [Obs.] Browne.In-sĕs'sion, n. p. 698The act of sitting in any thing, as a tub. “Used by way of fomentation, insession, or bath.” Holland. 2. That in which one sits, as a tub. Incessions be bathing-tubs half full, wherein the patient…In-sĕs′/sor, n. p. 698(Ornith.) One of an order of birds whose feet are formed for perching or climbing on trees. They are generally of small size, and without very marked characters. The order includes most of the common…