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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'ter-com-pār'i-son, n. p. 705A comparison between the parts of one thing, the divisions of one subject, or the individuals of one party or set, with those of another; mutual comparison.Ĭn’ter-cōs’tal, a. p. 705(Anat.) Placed or lying between the ribs; as, an intercostal muscle, artery, or vein.In'ter-cōs'tal, n. p. 705(Anat.) A part lying between the ribs.In'ter-cōurse, n. p. 705Connection by concurrent or reciprocal action or dealings between persons or nations, either in common affairs and civilities, in trade, language, or correspondence; communication; commerce…Ĭn’ter-crŏss’, v. t. & i. p. 705To cross each other, as lines.In'ter-cūr', v. i. p. 705To intervene; to come or occur in the mean time. [Obs.] Shelton.In'ter-cŭr'rence, n. p. 705A passing or running between; occurrence. Boyle.Ĭn’ter-cūr’rent, a. p. 705Running between or among; intervention. Boyle. 2. Occurring; intervening. Barrow.Ĭn’ter-cu-tā’ne-ous, a. p. 705Being within or under the skin; subcutaneous.Ĭn’ter-dŭsh’, v. t. p. 705To dash between or among, to scatter among; to intersperse.Ĭn’ter-dēal, n. p. 705Mutual dealing; traffic. [Obs.] Spenser.Inʹter-dĕnʹtil, n. p. 705(Arch.) The space between two dentils. Gwilt.Ĭn'/ter-de-pĕnd'/ence, n. p. 705Mutual dependence.Ĭn’ter-de-pēnd’en-cy, n. p. 705Mutual dependence; as, interdependency of interests. De Quincey.Ĭn’ter-de-pĕnd’ent, a. p. 705Mutually dependent.Ĭn′ter-dĭct′, v. t. p. 705To forbid by order or charge; to prohibit or inhibit; as, to interdict intercourse with foreign nations. “Charged not to touch the interdicted tree.” Milton. 2. (Eccl.) To forbid communion; to cut…Ĭn’ter-dĭct’,, n. p. 705A prohibiting order or decree; prohibition. No interdict Defends the touching of these viands pure. Milton. 2. (Eccl.) A prohibition of the pope, by which the clergy are restrained from performing…Ĭn’/ter-dīc’tĭon, n. p. 705The act of interdicting; prohibition; inhibition; prohibiting decree; curse.In'ter-dĭct'ive or In'ter-dĭct'o-ry, a. p. 705Having the design, power, or effect, to prohibit.Ĭn’ter-dĭg’i-tal, a. p. 705(Anat.) Situated between the fingers; pertaining to the spaces between the fingers.Ĭn’ter-dĭg’ĭ-tāte, v. t. p. 705To interweave. [Very rare.]Ĭn’ter-dĭg/i-tā’ti̯on, n. p. 705(Anat.) The space between fingers, or between finger-like processes. R. Owen.Ĭnʹter-dūçe, n. p. 705(Carp.) A tie for keeping two posts together; an intertie.Ĭn’ter-ē’qui-nōc’tial, a. p. 705Coming between the vernal and autumnal equinoxes. [Obs.] Summer and winter I have called interequinoctial intervals. Belfour.Ĭn′ter-ess, n. p. 705Interest. [Obs.]In'ter-ess, v. t. p. 705To interest or affect. [Obs.] Hooker.In’ter-est, v. t. p. 705To place among; to set or station. [Obs.] “Interested him among the gods.” Chapman. 2. Hence, to be concerned with or engaged in; to affect; to concern; to excite;—often used impersonally. [Obs.] Or…Ĭn’ter-est, n. p. 705Special attention to some object; concern; sympathy; regard. So much interest have I in thy sorrow. Shak. 2. Excitement of feeling, whether pleasant or painful, especially of pleased or gratified…Ĭn′ter-ĕst-ĕd, p. a. p. 705Having an interest; concerned in a cause or in consequences; liable to be affected; as, an interested witness.Ĭn’ter-ĕst-ĭng, p. a. p. 705Engaging the attention or curiosity; exciting, or adapted to excite, emotions or passions; as, an interesting story.Ĭn′ter-ěst-ing-ly, adv. p. 705With interest.In'ter-ést-ing-ness, n. p. 705The condition or quality of being interesting. A. Smith.In'ter-fā'cial, a. p. 705(Geom.) Included between two plane surfaces or faces. Interfacial angle, an angle formed by the meeting of two planes.Ĭn′ter-fēre′, v. i. p. 705To come in collision; to be in opposition; to clash; as, interfering claims, or commands. 2. To enter into or take a part in the concerns of others; to intermeddle; to interpose. “To interfere with…Ĭn/ter-fĕr'ence, n. p. 705The act or state of interfering, intermeddling, or interposing; interposition. 2. The act of coming violently into contact; collision; clashing. 3. (Physics.) The mutual influence, under certain…In'ter-fēr'er, n. p. 705One who interferes.Ĭn’ter-fēr’ing-ly, adv. p. 705By interference.In-tĕr'flu-ent or In-tĕr'flu-ōus, a. p. 705Flowing between. Boyle.In'ter-fō'li-ā'ceoŭs, a. p. 706(Bot.) Situated between opposite leaves, but placed alternately with them; as, interfoliaceous flowers or peduncles.In'ter-fō'li-āte, v. t. p. 706To interweave. Evelyn.In'ter-frēt'ted, a. p. 706(Her.) Interlaced; fretted; — said of charges or bearings. See FRETTED.Ĭn’ter-fŭl’gent, a. p. 706Shining between. Bailey.In’ter-fūsed’, a. p. 706Poured or spread between. The ambient air, wide interfused, Embracing round this florid earth. Milton.In'ter-fū'sion, n. p. 706A pouring or spreading out between. Coleridge.In'ter-gān'gli-ōn'ic, a. p. 706(Anat.) Between and uniting the nervous ganglions; as, interganglionic cords. Dunglison.In’ter-hē’mal, a. p. 706Between the hemal processes or spines; as, the interhemal bones of fishes, which pass up from the intervals between the hemal spines.In'ter-im, n. p. 706The mean time; time intervening. Shak. 2. (Hist.) A celebrated decree of the emperor Charles V., by which he intended to reduce to harmony the conflicting opinions of the Protestants and Roman…In-tē'ri-or, a. p. 706Being within any limits, inclosure, or substance; internal; inner; — opposed to exterior, or superficial; as, the interior apartments of a house; the interior ornaments; the interior surface of a…In-tē'ri-or, n. p. 706The internal part of a thing; the inside. 2. The inland part of a country, state, or kingdom. 3. (Government.) That department of the government of any country which is specially charged with the…In-tē'ri-ōr'i-ty, n. p. 706State of being interior, or within.In-tē'ri-or-ly, adv. p. 706Internally; inwardly. Done.In'ter-jā'cençe or In'ter-jā'cen-çy, n. p. 706That which is interjacent; hence, a space or region which lies between some other known or specified places; intermediateness. Hale.Ĭn’ter-jā’cent, a. p. 706Lying or being between; intervening; as, interjacent isles.Ĭn’ter-jăn’gle, v. i. p. 706To make a dissonant, discordant noise one with another; to talk or chatter noisily. Daniel.In'ter-jĕct', v. t. p. 706To throw in between; to insert.In'ter-jēet', v. i. p. 706To throw one's self between or among; to come or get between.In'ter-jec'tion, n. p. 706The act of throwing between. “The interjection of laughing.” Bacon. 2. A word, in speaking or writing, thrown in between words connected in construction, to express some emotion or passion; as…In′ter-jĕc′tion-al, a. p. 706Thrown in between other words or phrases; as, an interjectional remark. 2. Having the nature of an interjection; formed by, or originating in, natural and spontaneous exclamations; as, some suppose…In`ter-jec'tion-a-ry, a. p. 706Interjectional.In’ter-join’, v. t. p. 706To join mutually; to intermarry. [Rare.] Shak.