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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. In'ter-trī'go, n.p. 709(Med.) A rubbing, chafing, or irritation of the skin; especially, an erosion or excoriation of the skin between folds, as in fat or neglected children. Dunglison.
  2. In'ter-trōp'ĭ-eal, a.p. 709Situated between the tropics. J. Morse.
  3. Ĭn′ter-tū′bu-lar, a.p. 709Between tubes; as, the intertubular cells.
  4. Ĭn'ter-twīne', v. t.p. 709To unite by twining or twisting one with another. Milton.
  5. Ĭn'ter-twīne', v. i.p. 709To be twined or twisted together; to become mutually involved or enfolded.
  6. Ĭn'ter-twīne, n.p. 709The act of intertwining, or the state of being intertwined.
  7. Ĭn/ter-twīn'ing-ly, adv.p. 709By intertwining, or be-
  8. Ĭn’ter-twĭst’, v. t.p. 709To twist one with another.
  9. Ĭn’ter-twist’ing-ly, adv.p. 709By intertwisting, or being intertwisted.
  10. Ĭn’ter-val, n.p. 709A space between things; a void space intervening between any two objects; as, an interval between two houses or walls, or between two mountains or hills. 2. Space of time between any two points or…
  11. In'ter-väl'lum, n.p. 709An interruption. [Obs.] “He shall laugh without intervallums.” Shak.
  12. Ĭn’ter-vā’ry, v. i.p. 709To alter or vary between; to change. Rush.
  13. Ĭn’ter-veined’, a.p. 709Intersected, as with veins. Fair champaign with less rivers interveined. Milton.
  14. Ĭn’ter-vēne’, v. i.p. 709To come or be between persons or things; to be situated between;—followed by between; as, the Mediterranean intervenes between Europe and Africa. 2. To occur, fall, or come between points of time or…
  15. Ĭn’ter-vēne’,, v. t.p. 709To come between; to separate; to divide. “Self-sown woodlands of birch, alder, &c., intervening the different estates.” De Quincey.
  16. In'ter-vēne', n.p. 709A coming between; intervention; meeting. [Obs.] Wotton.
  17. Ĭn’ter-vēn’ēr, n.p. 709One who intervenes.
  18. In'ter-vēn'ien-cy, n.p. 709Intervention; interposition. [Rare.] J. Howe.
  19. Ĭn’ter-vēn’ient, a.p. 709Coming or being between; intercedent, interposed. [Obs.] Bacon.
  20. In'ter-vēn'i-ūm, n.p. 709(Bot.) The space between the veins, as of leaves, occupied by parenchyma. Lindley.
  21. In'ter-vēnt', v. t.p. 709To thwart; to obstruct. [Obs.] Chapman.
  22. Ĭn’ter-vĕn’tion, n.p. 709The act of intervening; interposition. 2. Any interference that may affect the interests of others; especially, of one or more states with the affairs of another; mediation. Let us decide our…
  23. In’ter-vĕnt’or, n.p. 709One who intervenes; a mediator; a person anciently designated by a church to reconcile parties, and unite them in the choice of officers. Coleman.
  24. In'ter-vĕn'ĭe, n.p. 709Interposition. [Obs.] Blount.
  25. In'ter-vĕrt', v. t.p. 709To turn to another course, or to another use. [Obs.] Wotton.
  26. In′ter-vēr′te-bral, a.p. 709(Anat.) Placed between the vertebræ.
  27. Ĭn’ter-view, n.p. 709A mutual sight or view; a meeting; — usually a formal meeting for some conference on an important subject; hence, a conference, or mutual communication of thoughts.
  28. Ĭn'ter-vĭs'i-ble, a.p. 709(Surv.) Mutually visible, or able to be seen the one from the other;— said of stations.
  29. Ĭn'ter-vĭs'it, v. i.p. 709To exchange visits. Evelyn.
  30. Ĭn'ter-vĭs'it or Ĭn'ter-vĭs'it-ing, n.p. 709The act of visiting one another.
  31. Ĭn'ter-vī'tal, a.p. 709Between lives; pertaining to the intermediate state, or period between death and the resurrection. If Sleep and Death be truly one, And every spirit's folded bloom Through all its intervital gloom In…
  32. ĭn/ter-vo-lū'tion, n.p. 709State of being intervolved.
  33. ĭn’ter-vŏlve’, v. t.p. 709To involve one within another. Milton.
  34. Ĭn’ter-wēave’, v. t.p. 709To weave together; to intermix or unite in texture or construction; as, threads of silk and cotton interwoven. 2. To intermix; to set among or together. Under the hospitable covert nigh Of trees…
  35. Ĭn’ter-wĭsh’, v. t.p. 709To wish mutually to each other. [Obs.] Doane.
  36. In'ter-work'ing, n.p. 709The act of working together. [Obs.] Milton.
  37. In'ter-world, n.p. 709A world among other worlds. Holländ.
  38. Ĭn/ter-wound'ing or Ĭn/ter-wōve' or Ĭn/ter-wōv'en, a.p. 709Mutually wounding. Daniel. Ĭn/ter-wōve', Ĭn/ter-wōv'en, } imp. & p. p. of interweave. Words interwove with sighs found out their way. Milton.
  39. Ĭn’ter-wrēathed’, a.p. 709Woven into a wreath.
  40. In-tes'ta-ble, a.p. 709Not capable of making a will; not legally qualified or competent to make a testament.
  41. In-tĕs'ta-cy, n.p. 709The state of one dying without having made a valid will. Blackstone.
  42. In-tēs'tate, a.p. 709Dying without having made a valid will; without a will. 2. Not devised or bequeathed; not disposed of by will; as, an intestate estate. “Airy succeeders of intestate joys.” Shak.
  43. In-tēs'tate, n.p. 709A person who dies without making a valid will. Blackstone.
  44. In-tes'ti-nal, a.p. 709Pertaining to the intestines of an animal body; as, the intestinal tube or canal.
  45. In-tĕs′tine, a.p. 709Internal; inward; — opposed to external; as, an intestine disease. Epilepsies, fierce catarrhs, Intestine stone and ulcers. Milton. 2. Depending upon the internal constitution of a body or entity…
  46. In-tĕs'tĭne, n.p. 709The canal or tube that extends, with convolutions, from the right orifice of the stomach to the anus;—chiefly used in the plural.
  47. In-tĕx′ine, n.p. 710(Bot.) A thin membrane existing in the pollen-grains of some plants, and situated between the extine and the exintine. Lindley.
  48. In-text'ured, a.p. 710In-wrought; woven in.
  49. In-thirst', v. t.p. 710To make thirsty. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
  50. In-thrall', v. t.p. 710To reduce to bondage or servitude; to enslave; to shackle. She soothes, but never can inthrall my mind. Prior.
  51. In-thrall'ment, n.p. 710Act of inthralling, or state of being inthralled; servitude; slavery; bondage.
  52. In-thrōne', v. t.p. 710The same as ENTHRONE, q. v.
  53. In-thrōng', v. i.p. 710To throng together; to collect in a throng. Fairfax.
  54. In-thrōn'i-zā'tion, n.p. 710The act of enthroning, or state of being enthroned. Warburton.
  55. In-thrōn'ize, v. t.p. 710To enthrone. See ENTHRONE.
  56. In'ti-ma-cy, n.p. 710The state of being intimate; close familiarity or fellowship; nearness in friendship. Syn. —Acquaintance; familiarity. See ACQUAINTANCE.
  57. In'ti-mate, a.p. 710Innermost; inward; internal. “Intimate impulse.” Milton. 2. Near; close. He was honored with an intimate and immediate admission. South. 3. Close in friendship or acquaintance; familiar; as, an…
  58. Ĭn'ti-mate, n.p. 710A familiar friend or associate; one to whom the thoughts of another are intrusted without reserve.
  59. Ĭn'ti-māte, v. t.p. 710To share together. [Obs.] So both conspiring 'gan to intimate Each other's grief. Spenser. 2. To suggest obscurely, indirectly, or not very plainly; to give slight notice of; to hint; as, he…
  60. Ĭn'ti-mate-ly, adv.p. 710In an intimate or close manner; closely; familiarly.