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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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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.I'o-dāte, n. p. 715(Chem.) A compound of iodic acid with a base.I-ōd'ic, a. p. 715(Chem.) Containing iodine; as, iodic silver. Iodic acid, an acid consisting of iodine with five parts of oxygen.Ī'o-dīde, n. p. 715(Chem.) A non-acid compound of iodine with a metal or other substance.I'o-dīne, n. p. 715(Chem.) A grayish or bluish-black solid, of a metallic luster, somewhat resembling plumbago, obtained from the ashes of sea-weed, and usually occurring in scales or crystals. Iodine is soft and…I'o-dĭsm, n. p. 715(Med.) A morbid state produced by the use of iodine, and characterized by palpitation, depression, and general emaciation. Orfila.Ī'ō-dite, n. p. 715See IODYRITE.Ī'o-dīze, v. t. p. 715To treat or prepare with iodine; as, to iodize a plate for photography. R. Hunt.I'o-diz'er, n. p. 715One who, or that which, iodizes.I-ōd'o-fōrm, n. p. 715(Chem.) A yellow solid having the composition of chloroform, except that three equivalents of iodine take the place of the chlorine. Miller.I'o-doûs, a. p. 715(Chem.) Pertaining to a supposed acid, consisting of four equivalents of oxygen to one of iodine.I'o-dūre or I-ōd'ū-ret, n. p. 715(Chem.) A non-acid compound of iodine and a metallic or other base; an iodide.I-ŏd'y-rîte, n. p. 715(Min.) A silver ore of a yellowish color, composed of iodine and silver. Dana.I'o-lite, n. p. 715(Min.) A mineral having a glassy appearance, remarkable for presenting a blue or violet-blue color in one direction, and, at right angles with this direction, a yellowish-gray or brownish color. It…I'on, n. p. 715(Electrical Chem.) One of the elements which appear at the respective poles when a body is subjected to electro-chemical decomposition.I-ō'ni-an or I-ōn'ic, a. p. 715(Geog.) Pertaining to Ionia, in Greece, or to the Ionians. Ionic dialect (Gr. Gram.), a dialect of the Greek language, used in Ionia. — Ionic foot (Pros.), a foot of four syllables, either two short…I-ŏn'ic, n. p. 715(Pros.) (a.) A foot consisting of four syllables, either two long and two short, — that is, a spondee and a pyrrhic, in which case it is called the greater Ionic. — or two short and two long, — that…Ī'o-nĭd'ĭ-ŭm, n. p. 715(Bot.) A genus of violaceous plants found in South America, some species of which are used as substitutes for ipecacuanha.I-ō'tă, n. p. 715A tittle; a very small quantity or degree; a jot. They never depart an iota from the authentic formulas of tyranny and usurpation. Burke.I O U, n. p. 715A paper having on it these letters with a sum named, and duly signed; — in use in England as an acknowledgment of a debt, and taken as evidence thereof, but not amounting to a promissory note; a due…Ĭp'e-căc or Ĭp'e-căc/ū-ān'hā, n. p. 715(Bot. & Med.) A low, creeping, perennial plant of Brazil, the Cephaelis ipecacuanha, having a faint, peculiar odor, and a bitter, sub-acrid, nauseous taste, the root of which is largely used as an…Ī-rā'ni-an, a. p. 715(Geog.) Relating or belonging to Persia, called Iran by its inhabitants.Ī-rās'çi-bĭl'ĭ-ty, n. p. 715The quality of being irascible, or easily excited to anger; irritability of temper.Ī-răs'çi-ble, a. p. 715Susceptible of anger; easily provoked or inflamed with resentment; irritable; as, an irascible man; an irascible temper.