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An American Dictionary of the English Language

by Noah Webster

Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)

Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865

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  1. Ĭtch'less, a.p. 721Free from itching. Quarles.
  2. Ĭtch'y, a.p. 721Infected with the itch.
  3. Ī'tem, adv.p. 721Also; as an additional article.
  4. Ī'tem, n.p. 721An article; a separate particular in an account; as, the items in a bill. 2. A hint; an innuendo. [Obs.] A secret item was given to some of the bishops ... to absent themselves. Fuller.
  5. Ī'tem, v. t.p. 721To make a note or memorandum of. I have itemed it in my memory. Addison.
  6. I'tem-īze, v. t.p. 721To state in items, or by particulars; as, to itemize the cost of a railroad. [Local, U. S.]
  7. It'er-a-ble, a.p. 721Capable of being iterated or repeated. [Obs.] Browne.
  8. It’er-ance, n.p. 721Iteration. [Obs.] What needs this iterance, woman? Shak.
  9. Ĭt'er-ant, a.p. 721Repeating; as, an iterant echo. Bacon.
  10. Ĭt'er-āte, v. t.p. 721To utter or do a second time; to repeat; as, to iterate advice or admonition. Nor Eve to iterate Her former trespass feared. Milton.
  11. Ĭt'er-ate, a.p. 721Repeated. [Obs.]
  12. Ĭt'er-ate-ly, adv.p. 721In the way of iteration. Browne.
  13. Ĭt'er-ā'tion, n.p. 721Recital or performance a second time; repetition. Bacon. Virtue . . . gives To life's sick, nauseous iteration, change. Young.
  14. Ĭt'er-a-tīve, a.p. 721Repeating. Cotgrave.
  15. Ĭth'y-phăl'lic, a.p. 721Lustful; lewd; salacious; indecent; obscene. “An ithyphallic audacity that insults what is most sacred and decent among men.” Christian Examiner.
  16. Ī-tĭn'er-a-çy, n.p. 721The practice of itinerating.
  17. Ī-tĭn'er-an-çy, n.p. 721A passing from place to place. H. More. 2. A discharge of official duty by constantly or frequently changing residence; the custom or practice of discharging official duty in this way; also, a body…
  18. Ī-tĭn'er-ant, a.p. 721Passing or traveling about a country; wandering; not settled; as, an itinerant preacher. The king's own courts were then itinerant, being kept in the king's palace, and removing with his household in…
  19. I-tīn'er-ant, n.p. 721One who travels from place to place, particularly a preacher; one who is unsettled. Glad to turn itinerant, To stroll and teach from town to town. Hudibras.
  20. Ĭ-tĭn'er-ant-ly, adv.p. 721In an unsettled or wandering manner.
  21. I-tīn'er-a-ry, n.p. 721An account of travels, or a register of places and distances as a guide to travelers; as, the Itinerary of Antoninus.
  22. I-tīn'er-a-ry, a.p. 721Traveling; passing from place to place, or done on a journey. It was rather an itinerary circuit of justice than a progress. Bacon.
  23. Ī-tĭn'er-āte, v. i.p. 721To travel from place to place, particularly for the purpose of preaching, lecturing, &c.; to wander without a settled habitation.
  24. It-sĕlf', pron.p. 721The neuter reciprocal pronoun, or substitute applied to things; as, the thing is good in itself; it stands by itself. Borrowing of foreigners, in itself, makes not the kingdom rich or poor. Locke.
  25. Ĭtt'ner-īte, n.p. 721(Min.) A dark bluish or ashy-gray mineral, having a resinous luster, and consisting chiefly of silica, alumina, potash, and soda. Dana.
  26. Yt'tri-a, n.p. 721See YTTRIA.
  27. Yt'tri-ūm, n.p. 721See YTTRIUM.
  28. It'zi-bū, n.p. 721(Numis.) The monetary unit of Japan. — In silver it is a coin worth about thirty-three cents.
  29. I-ū'li-dan, n.p. 721(Zoöl.) One of a family of myriapods, of which the genus Iulus is the type. See IULUS.
  30. I-ū'lus, n.p. 721(Zoöl.) An articulated animal of the class Myriapoda. The body is elongated, of a cylindrical form, and consists of hardened segments, to each of which there are two pairs of feet. When disturbed, it…
  31. I-vĭ'çan or I-vĭ'zan, a.p. 721(Geog.) Of, or pertaining to, Iviza, or Iviza, an island and town in the Mediterranean.
  32. I-vĭ'can or I-vĭ'zan, n.p. 721(Geog.) A native or inhabitant of Ivĭca, or Iviza.
  33. Ī′vo-ry, n.p. 721The hard, white, opaque, fine-grained substance constituting the tusks of the elephant. It is a variety of dentine, characterized by the minuteness and close arrangements of the tubes, as also by…
  34. Ī'vo-ry-blăck, n.p. 721A kind of charcoal in powder, made by charring ivory or bones.
  35. Ī'vo-ry-nŭt, n.p. 721The nut of a species of palm, the Phytelephas macrocarpa, often as large as a hen’s egg. When young, the seed contains a fluid which gradually hardens into a whitish, close-grained, albuminous…
  36. I'vy, n.p. 721(Bot.) A plant of the genus Hedera (H. helix), common in Europe. Its leaves are dark, smooth, shining, and five-pointed; the flowers yellowish and small; the berries black or yellow. The stem clings…
  37. I'vied or I'v'yed, a.p. 721Overgrown with ivy. Warton.
  38. I'vy-măn’tled, a.p. 721Covered with ivy. Gray.
  39. Ix'o-līte or Ix'o-lyte, n.p. 721(Min.) A mineral resin found in bituminous coal. It has a greasy luster, becomes soft when heated, and is tenacious at the temperature of boiling water, whence the name. Dana.
  40. Īz'zard, n.p. 721The letter z, — formerly so called.
  41. Jp. 722is the tenth letter, and the seventh of the consonant letters, of the English alphabet, to which it has been added in modern days, the letter i being written formerly in words where j is now used. It…
  42. Jaäl'-gōat, n.p. 722(Zool.) A species of goat (Capra Jaala), or Abyssinian ibex, found in the mountains of Abyssinia, Upper Egypt, and Mount Sinai.
  43. Jăb'ber, v. i.p. 722To talk rapidly or indistinctly; to chatter; to prate.
  44. Jăb'ber, v. t.p. 722To speak rapidly or indistinctly. Addison.
  45. Jăb'ber, n.p. 722Rapid talk, with indistinct utterance of words.
  46. Jăb'ber-er, n.p. 722One who jabbers.
  47. Jăb'ber-ing-ly, adv.p. 722In a jabbering manner.
  48. Jăb'ber-ment, n.p. 722Idle prate. [Obs.] Milton.
  49. Jäb'ber-nöwl, n.p. 722Same as JOBBERNOWL, q. v.
  50. Jäb'i-rü, n.p. 722(Ornith.) A genus of grallatorial or wading birds, the Mycteria of Linnaeus. Its habits are the same with those of the stork.
  51. Jäc'a-mär', n.p. 722(Ornith.) One of a genus of brilliant birds (Galbula paradisea), allied to the kingfishers in form, but with the habits of the bee-eaters. It is of an exceedingly brilliant green color, and is found…
  52. Jäc'a-nä' or Ja-cä'nä, n.p. 722(Ornith.) A grallatorial bird of the genus Parra, remarkable for the length of its toes and claws, which enables it to walk on floating plants at the surface of the water. It is a native of the…
  53. Jăc'chus, n.p. 722(Zoöl.) The squirrel monkey of South America.
  54. Jäc'co-nět, n.p. 722See JACONET.
  55. Jā'cent, a.p. 722Lying at length. Wotton.
  56. Jā'cinth, n.p. 722The same as HYACINTH. See HYACINTH.
  57. Jăck, n.p. 722A nickname or diminutive of John: as, (a.) A saucy or paltry fellow;—said in contempt or ridicule. (b.) A seafaring man. 2. An instrument that supplies the place of a boy; as, (a.) An instrument to…
  58. Jăck, n.p. 722(Bot.) A large tree, the Artocarpus integrifolia, common in the East Indies, closely allied to the bread-fruit, from which it differs in having its leaves entire. The fruit is of great size, weighing…
  59. Jăck'-a-dăn'-dy, n.p. 722A little foppish, impertinent fellow.
  60. Jăck'al, n.p. 722(Zoöl.) A carnivorous animal (Canis aureus), allied to the wolf, of a yellowish-gray color mixed with tawny, having a very pointed muzzle, and rather short tail. It is gregarious and nocturnal in its…