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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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  1. Ĭn’ter-dēal, n.p. 705Mutual dealing; traffic. [Obs.] Spenser.
  2. Inʹter-dĕnʹtil, n.p. 705(Arch.) The space between two dentils. Gwilt.
  3. Ĭn'/ter-de-pĕnd'/ence, n.p. 705Mutual dependence.
  4. Ĭn’ter-de-pēnd’en-cy, n.p. 705Mutual dependence; as, interdependency of interests. De Quincey.
  5. Ĭn’ter-de-pĕnd’ent, a.p. 705Mutually dependent.
  6. 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…
  7. 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…
  8. Ĭn’/ter-dīc’tĭon, n.p. 705The act of interdicting; prohibition; inhibition; prohibiting decree; curse.
  9. In'ter-dĭct'ive or In'ter-dĭct'o-ry, a.p. 705Having the design, power, or effect, to prohibit.
  10. Ĭn’ter-dĭg’i-tal, a.p. 705(Anat.) Situated between the fingers; pertaining to the spaces between the fingers.
  11. Ĭn’ter-dĭg’ĭ-tāte, v. t.p. 705To interweave. [Very rare.]
  12. Ĭn’ter-dĭg/i-tā’ti̯on, n.p. 705(Anat.) The space between fingers, or between finger-like processes. R. Owen.
  13. Ĭnʹter-dūçe, n.p. 705(Carp.) A tie for keeping two posts together; an intertie.
  14. 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.
  15. Ĭn′ter-ess, n.p. 705Interest. [Obs.]
  16. In'ter-ess, v. t.p. 705To interest or affect. [Obs.] Hooker.
  17. 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…
  18. 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…
  19. 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.
  20. Ĭn’ter-ĕst-ĭng, p. a.p. 705Engaging the attention or curiosity; exciting, or adapted to excite, emotions or passions; as, an interesting story.
  21. Ĭn′ter-ěst-ing-ly, adv.p. 705With interest.
  22. In'ter-ést-ing-ness, n.p. 705The condition or quality of being interesting. A. Smith.
  23. 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.
  24. 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…
  25. 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…
  26. In'ter-fēr'er, n.p. 705One who interferes.
  27. Ĭn’ter-fēr’ing-ly, adv.p. 705By interference.
  28. In-tĕr'flu-ent or In-tĕr'flu-ōus, a.p. 705Flowing between. Boyle.
  29. In'ter-fō'li-ā'ceoŭs, a.p. 706(Bot.) Situated between opposite leaves, but placed alternately with them; as, interfoliaceous flowers or peduncles.
  30. In'ter-fō'li-āte, v. t.p. 706To interweave. Evelyn.
  31. In'ter-frēt'ted, a.p. 706(Her.) Interlaced; fretted; — said of charges or bearings. See FRETTED.
  32. Ĭn’ter-fŭl’gent, a.p. 706Shining between. Bailey.
  33. In’ter-fūsed’, a.p. 706Poured or spread between. The ambient air, wide interfused, Embracing round this florid earth. Milton.
  34. In'ter-fū'sion, n.p. 706A pouring or spreading out between. Coleridge.
  35. In'ter-gān'gli-ōn'ic, a.p. 706(Anat.) Between and uniting the nervous ganglions; as, interganglionic cords. Dunglison.
  36. 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.
  37. 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…
  38. 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…
  39. 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…
  40. In-tē'ri-ōr'i-ty, n.p. 706State of being interior, or within.
  41. In-tē'ri-or-ly, adv.p. 706Internally; inwardly. Done.
  42. 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.
  43. Ĭn’ter-jā’cent, a.p. 706Lying or being between; intervening; as, interjacent isles.
  44. Ĭn’ter-jăn’gle, v. i.p. 706To make a dissonant, discordant noise one with another; to talk or chatter noisily. Daniel.
  45. In'ter-jĕct', v. t.p. 706To throw in between; to insert.
  46. In'ter-jēet', v. i.p. 706To throw one's self between or among; to come or get between.
  47. 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…
  48. 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…
  49. In`ter-jec'tion-a-ry, a.p. 706Interjectional.
  50. In’ter-join’, v. t.p. 706To join mutually; to intermarry. [Rare.] Shak.
  51. In’ter-joist’, n.p. 706(Carp.) The space or interval between two joists.
  52. In'ter-jūnc'tion, n.p. 706A mutual joining.
  53. In'ter-knit', v. t.p. 706To knit together; to unite closely.
  54. In'ter-knōwl'edge, n.p. 706Mutual knowledge. [Obs.] Bacon.
  55. In'ter-lāce', v. t.p. 706To unite, as by lacing together; to insert or interpose one thing within another; to intermix. The epic way is every where interlaced with dialogue. Dryden. Interlacing arches (Arch.), arches…
  56. Ĭn/ter-lāge'ment, n.p. 706Intermixture, or insertion within.
  57. Ĭn′ter lăm′i-nā′ted, a.p. 706Placed between laminæ or plates; inclosed by laminæ.
  58. Ĭn′ter-lām′i-nā′tion, n.p. 706The state of being interlaminated.
  59. In'ter-lăpse', n.p. 706The lapse or flow of time between two events. [Rare.] Harvey.
  60. Ĭn/ter-lärd’, v. t.p. 706To mix in, as fat with lean; to diversify by mixture; hence, to interpose; to insert between. Carew.