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An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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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.In’ter-joist’, n. p. 706(Carp.) The space or interval between two joists.In'ter-jūnc'tion, n. p. 706A mutual joining.In'ter-knit', v. t. p. 706To knit together; to unite closely.In'ter-knōwl'edge, n. p. 706Mutual knowledge. [Obs.] Bacon.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…Ĭn/ter-lāge'ment, n. p. 706Intermixture, or insertion within.Ĭn′ter lăm′i-nā′ted, a. p. 706Placed between laminæ or plates; inclosed by laminæ.Ĭn′ter-lām′i-nā′tion, n. p. 706The state of being interlaminated.In'ter-lăpse', n. p. 706The lapse or flow of time between two events. [Rare.] Harvey.Ĭn/ter-lärd’, v. t. p. 706To mix in, as fat with lean; to diversify by mixture; hence, to interpose; to insert between. Carew.Ĭn/ter-lāy', v. t. p. 706To lay or place among or between. Daniel.Ĭn’ter-lēaf’,, n. p. 706A leaf inserted between other leaves; a blank leaf inserted.Ĭn’ter-lēave’, v. t. p. 706To insert a leaf into; to insert, as a blank leaf, or blank leaves, in a book, between other leaves.In'ter-lī'bel, v. t. p. 706Mutually to libel or charge.In’ter-līne’, v. t. p. 706To write in alternate lines; as, to interline Latin and English. 2. To write between lines already written or printed, for the purpose of adding to or correcting what is written.Ĭn′ter-līn′e-al or Ĭn′ter-līn′e-ar, a. p. 706Written between lines before written or printed; inserted between other lines; as, an interlinear translation, that is, a work in which the translation is inserted between the lines of text.Ĭn’ter-līn’e-ar-ly, adv. p. 706In an interlinear manner; by way of interlineation.Ĭn’ter-līn’e-a-ry, a. p. 706Written or printed between lines; interlinear.Ĭn’ter-lĭn’e-a-ry, n. p. 706A book having insertions between the lines. [Rare.] Milton.In'ter-līn'e-ā'tion, n. p. 706The act of interlining. 2. That which is interlined; a passage, word, or line inserted between lines before written or printed.In'ter-līn'ing, n. p. 706Correction or alteration by writing between the lines; interlineation. Burnet.In'ter-link', v. t. p. 706To connect by uniting links; to join, as one chain to another.In'ter-lĭnk', n. p. 706A link between, or connecting, other links; an intermediate link, or step in a process of reasoning.Ĭn’ter-lōb’ū-lar, a. p. 706Being between lobes. Hall.Ĭn′ter-lo-cā′tion, n. p. 706A placing between; interposition.Ĭn′ter-lŏck′, v. i. p. 706To unite, embrace, communicate with, or flow into one another.Ĭn’ter-lŏck’, v. t. p. 706To unite by locking together; to lock one with another.In'ter-lo-cū'tion, n. p. 706Dialogue; conference; interchange of speech. 2. (Law.) An intermediate act or degree before final decision. Ayliffe. 3. Hence, intermediate argument or discussion.Ĭn’ter-lŏc’ū-tor, n. p. 706One who speaks in dialogue; a dialogist. 2. (Scots Law.) An interlocutory judgment or sentence.In'ter-lōc'ū-to-ry, a. p. 706Consisting of dialogue. There are several interlocutory discourses in the Holy Scriptures. Fiddes. 2. (Law.) Intermediate; not final or definitive. An order, sentence, decree, or judgment, given in…In′ter-lōc′ū-to-ry, n. p. 706Interpolated digression or discussion.Ĭn´ter-lōc´ū-trīce, n. p. 706A female interlocutor.Ĭn’ter-lōpe’, v. i. p. 706To run between parties and intercept without right the advantage that one should gain from the other; to traffic without a proper license; to forestall; to prevent right.In’ter-lōp’er, n. p. 706One who interlopes or runs into business to which he has no right; one who unlawfully intrudes upon a property, a station, or an office; one who interferes wrongfully or officiously. “The untrained…In’ter-lū’căte, v. t. p. 706To let in light upon by cutting away branches of trees. [Obs.] Cockeram.Ĭn’ter-lu-eā’tĭon, n. p. 706The act of thinning a wood to let in light. [Obs.] Evelyn.In'ter-lū'cent, a. p. 706Shining between. [Rare.] . . . Bailey.Ĭn’ter-lūde, n. p. 706An entertainment exhibited on the stage between the acts of a play, or between the play and the afterpiece, to amuse the spectators while the preparations for a more elaborate performance are in…Ĭn′ter-lūd′ed, a. p. 706Inserted or made as an interlude; having or containing interludes.Ĭnʹter-lūʹdĕr, n. p. 706One who performs in an interlude. [Rare.] B. Jonson.Ĭnʹter-lūʹen-cy, n. p. 706A flowing between; water interposed. [Obs.] Hale.In’ter-lū’nar or In’ter-lū’na-ry, a. p. 706Belonging to the time when the moon, at or near its conjunction with the sun, is invisible. Milton.Ĭn′ter-mār′riāge, n. p. 706Marriage between two families, where each takes one and gives another.Ĭn’ter-mār’ry, v. t. p. 706To become connected by a marriage between two of their members;—said of two families, ranks, castes, and the like; to marry reciprocally. About the middle of the fourth century from the building of…Ĭn’ter-māx’ĭl-la-ry, a. p. 706(Anat.) Situated between the maxillaries, or upper jaw bones; belonging to the intermaxillary; between the cheek bones.Ĭn′ter-māx′il-la-ry, n. p. 706(Anat.) The bone between, or forward of, the superior maxillary bones;— called also the incisive bone. R. Owen.In'ter-mēan, n. p. 706Something done in the mean time; interact. [Obs.] Todd.Ĭn’ter-me-ā'tion, n. p. 706A flowing between. [Obs.] Bailey.Ĭn’ter-mĕd’dle, v. i. p. 706To meddle in the affairs of others, in which one has no concern; to meddle officiously; to interpose or interfere improperly; to mix or meddle with. The practice of Spain has been, by war and by…Ĭn’ter-mĕd’dle, v. t. p. 706To cause to become interposed or mingled; to mix. [Rare.] ............................................................ Spenser.Ĭn′ter-mĕd′dlĕr, n. p. 706One who meddles with, or intrudes into, business which does not concern him.Ĭn’ter·mĕd’dle-sōme, a. p. 706Inclined or disposed to intermeddle.Ĭn′ter-mĕd′dle-sōme-ness, n. p. 707The quality of being intermeddlesome.