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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-vĭs'i-bly, adv. p. 714In a manner to escape the sight; imperceptibly to the eye. Denham.In-vĭs'ion, n. p. 714Want of vision, or the power of seeing. [Obs.] Browne.Ĭn′vi-tā′tion, n. p. 714The act of inviting; solicitation; the calling or requesting of a person's company to visit, to dine, or to accompany him to any place.In-vĭ'ta-to-ry, a. p. 714Using or containing invitations. “The ‘Venite,’ which is also called the invitatory psalm.” Hook.In-vĭ'ta-to-ry, n. p. 714That which invites; especially, a passage of Scripture or psalm calling or inviting, as to prayer. [Obs.] Com. Prayer.In-vĭte', v. t. p. 714To ask; to request; to bid; to summon; especially, to ask to an entertainment or visit; as, to invite to dinner, or a wedding, or an excursion. So many guests invite as here are writ. Shak. 2. To…In-vite', v. i. p. 714To ask or call to any thing pleasing. Milton.In-vīte'ment, n. p. 714The same as INVITATION. [Obs.] Nor would I wish any invitement of states or friends. Chapman.In-vī'ter, n. p. 714One who invites.In-vit'ing, p. a. p. 714Alluring; tempting; as, an inviting amusement or prospect. Nothing is so easy and inviting as the retort of abuse and sarcasm. W. Irving.In-vit'ing-ly, adv. p. 714In a manner to invite or allure.In-vít'ing-ness, n. p. 714The quality of being inviting.In-vĭt’ri-fī-a-ble, a. p. 714Not admitting of being vitrified, or converted into glass. Kirwan.Ĭn'vo-cāte, v. t. p. 714To invoke; to call on in supplication; to implore; to address in prayer. If Dagon be thy god, Go to his temple, invocate his aid. Milton.In'vo-cā'tion, n. p. 714The act of addressing in prayer. Hooker. 2. The form or act of calling for the assistance or presence of any being, particularly of some divinity; as, the invocation of the Muses. The whole poem is a…In'voice, n. p. 714(Com.) A written account of the particulars of merchandise shipped or sent to a purchaser, consignee, factor, &c., with the value or prices and charges annexed. 2. A written account of ratable…Ĭn'voice, v. t. p. 714To make a written account of, as goods; to insert in a priced list. Goods, wares, and merchandise imported from Norway, and invoiced in the current dollar of Norway. Madison.In-vōke', v. t. p. 714To call for or ask; to summon; to invite earnestly or solemnly. Go, my dread lord, to your great grandsire's tomb, Invoke his warlike spirit. Shak. 2. To address in prayer; to call on for assistance…In-vōl'ū-cel or In'vo-lū'cel, n. p. 714(Bot.) A partial or small involucre. [Written also involucellum.] [See Illust. of Involucre.] Gray.Ĭn'vo-lū'çel-late, a. p. 714(Bot.) Furnished with involucels.Ĭn’vo-lu-cēl’lum, n. p. 714See INVOLUCEL.In'vo-lū'cral, a. p. 714Pertaining to an involucrum.In'vo-lū'crate or In'vo-lū'cra-ted, a. p. 714Having an involucre; involucrated.Ĭn'vo-lū'cre, n. p. 714(Bot.) A whorl or set of bracts around a flower, umbel, or head. [Written also involucrum.]In'vo-lū'ered, a. p. 714(Bot.) Having an involucre, as umbels, &c. Martyn.Ĭn'vo-lū'eret, n. p. 714(Bot.) a, involucre; b, b, involucels. An involucel.Ĭn'vo-lū'crum, n. p. 714(Bot.) See INVOLUCRE.In-vŏl'un-ta-ri-ly, adv. p. 714Not by choice; not spontaneously.In-vōl'un-ta-ri-ness, n. p. 714The quality of being involuntary; unwillingness.In-vŏl'un-ta-ry, a. p. 714Not having will or the power of choice. 2. Independent of will or choice; as, the motions of the heart and arteries are involuntary, but not against the will. 3. Not proceeding from choice; not done…Ĭn'vo-lūte, n. p. 714(Geom.) A curve traced by the end of a string wound upon another curve, or unwound from it;—called also evolvent. See EVOLUTE.Ĭn'vo-lūte or Ĭn'vo-lū'ted, a. p. 714(Bot.) Rolled inward from the edges;—said of leaves in vernation, or of the petals of flowers in estivation. Gray. 2. (Conch.) Turned inward at the margin, as the exterior lip of the Cyprea. Humble.Ĭn'vo-lū'tion, n. p. 715The action of involving or infolding. 2. The state of being entangled or involved; complication. All things are mixed, and causes blended, by mutual involutions. Glanville. 3. That in which any thing…In-vŏlve', v. t. p. 715To roll up; to wind round. Some of serpent kind . . . involved Their snaky folds. Milton. 2. To envelop in any thing which exists on all sides; as, to involve in darkness or obscurity. And leave a…In-vŏlv'ed-ness, n. p. 715State of being involved.In-vŏlve'ment, n. p. 715Act of involving; state of being involved.In-vúl'gar, v. t. p. 715To cause to become or appear vulgar. [Obs.] “Opened and invulgared mysteries.” Daniel.In-vúl'gar, a. p. 715Not vulgar; refined; elegant. [Obs.] Noting the care in dressing it bestowed, Each thing that fitted gentleness to wear, Judged the sad parents this lost infant owed, Were as invulgar as their fruit…In-vŭl'ner-a-bĭl'i-ty, n. p. 715The quality or state of being invulnerable, or secure from wounds or injury.In-vúl'ner-a-ble, a. p. 715Incapable of being wounded, or of receiving injury. Nor vainly hope To be invulnerable in those bright arms. Milton.In-vŭl'ner-a-ble-ness, n. p. 715The quality or state of being invulnerable; invulnerability.In-vūl'ner-ate, a. p. 715Invulnerable; incapable of being wounded or hurt.In-wall', v. t. p. 715To inclose or fortify with a wall.In'ward, a. p. 715Placed or being within; interior. Whoever is a hypocrite in his religion mocks God, presenting to him the outside, and reserving the inward for his enemy. Bp. Taylor. 2. Intimate; domestic; familiar.…Ĭn'ward, n. p. 715That which is inward or within; especially, in the plural, the inner parts or organs of the body; the viscera. “Then sacrificing, laid the inwards and the fat.” Milton.Ĭn'ward or In'wards, adv. p. 715Toward the inside; as, to turn the attention inward. 2. Toward the center or interior; as, to bend a thing inward. 3. Into the mind or thoughts. Celestial light shine inward. Milton.Ĭn'ward-ly, adv. p. 715In the inner parts; internally. Let Benedick, like covered fire, Consume away in sighs, waste inwardly. Shak. 2. In the heart; privately; secretly; as, he inwardly repines. 3. Toward the center or…In'ward-ness, n. p. 715Intimacy; familiar acquaintance. [Obs.] Shak. 2. Internal state. More.Ĭn'wards, adv. p. 715See INWARD.In-wēave', v. t. p. 715To weave together; to intermix or intertwine by weaving. Down they cast Their crowns, inwove with amaranth and gold. Milton.In-wheel', v. t. p. 715To encircle; to surround.In'wit, n. p. 715Mind; understanding. [Obs.] Wycliffe.In-wood′, v. t. p. 715To hide in woods. Sidney.In-work′, v. t. p. 715To work in or within.In'work-ing, n. p. 715Internal operation; energy within. Macknight.In'wōrn, p. a. p. 715Worn or wrought in.In-wrăp', v. t. p. 715To cover by wrapping; to involve; to infold; as, to be inwrapped in smoke or in a cloud; to inwrap in a cloak. 2. To involve in difficulty or perplexity; to perplex.In-wreathe', v. t. p. 715To surround or encompass as with a wreath, or something in the form of a wreath. Resplendent locks enwreathed with beams. Milton.In-wrought', p. p. or a. p. 715Wrought or worked in or among other things; adorned with figures. His mantle hairy, and his bonnet sedge, Inwrought with figures dim. Milton.I'ō, n. p. 715An exclamation of joy or triumph;—often used interjectionally.