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Ifere (?), a. [Corrupted fr. in fere.] Together. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Igasuric (?), a. [See .] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or obtained from, nux vomica or St. Ignatius's bean; as, igasuric acid.
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Igasurine (?), n. [Malay igasura the nux vomica.] (Chem.) An alkaloid found in nux vomica, and extracted as a white crystalline substance.
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Igloo (?), n. 1. An Eskimo snow house.
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2. (Zoöl.) A cavity, or excavation, made in the snow by a seal, over its breathing hole in the ice.
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Ignatius bean (?). (Bot.) See Saint Ignatius's bean, under .
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Igneous (?), a. [L. igneus, fr. ignis fire; allied to Skr. agni, Lith. ugnis, OSlav. ogne.] 1. Pertaining to, having the nature of, fire; containing fire; resembling fire; as, an igneous appearance.
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2. (Geol.) Resulting from, or produced by, the action of fire; as, lavas and basalt are igneous rocks.
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Ignescent (?), a. [L. ignescens, p. pr. of ignescere to become inflamed, fr. ignis fire: cf. F. ignescent.] Emitting sparks of fire when struck with steel; scintillating; as, ignescent stones.
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Ignicolist (?), n. [L. ignis fire + colere to worship.] A worshiper of fire. [R.]
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Igniferous (?), a. [L. ignifer; ignis fire + ferre to bear.] Producing fire. [R.] Blount.
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Ignifluous (?), a. [L. ignifluus; ignis fire + fluere to flow.] Flowing with fire. [Obs.] Cockerman.
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Ignify (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ignified (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Ignifying (?).] [L. ignis fire + -fy.] To form into fire. [R.] Stukeley.
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Ignigenous (?), a. [L. ignigenus; ignis fire + genere, ginere, to beget, produce.] Produced by the action of fire, as lava. [R.]
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Ignipotence (?), n. Power over fire. [R.]
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Ignipotent (?), a. [L. ignipotens; ignis fire + potens powerful.] Presiding over fire; also, fiery.
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Vulcan is called the powerful ignipotent.
Pope.
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Ignis fatuus (?); pl. Ignes fatui (#). [L. ignis fire + fatuus foolish. So called in allusion to its tendency to mislead travelers.] 1. A phosphorescent light that appears, in the night, over marshy ground, supposed to be occasioned by the decomposition of animal or vegetable substances, or by some inflammable gas; -- popularly called also Will-with-the-wisp, or Will-o'-the-wisp, and Jack-with-a-lantern, or Jack-o'-lantern.
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2. Fig.: A misleading influence; a decoy.
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Scared and guided by the ignis fatuus of popular superstition.
Jer. Taylor.
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Ignite (ĭgnīt), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ignited (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Igniting.] [L. ignitus, p. p. of ignire to ignite, fr. ignis fire. See .] 1. To kindle or set on fire; as, to ignite paper or wood.
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2. (Chem.) To subject to the action of intense heat; to heat strongly; -- often said of incombustible or infusible substances; as, to ignite iron or platinum.
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Ignite, v. i. To take fire; to begin to burn.
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ignited adj. set afire or burning.
Syn. -- enkindled, kindled, lit, lighted.
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igniter n. 1. a substance used to ignite or kindle a fire.
Syn. -- ignitor, lighter.
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2. a device for lighting or igniting fuel or charges or fires.
Syn. -- lighter, light, ignitor.
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Ignitible (?), a. Capable of being ignited.
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Ignition (?), n. [Cf. F. ignition.] 1. The act of igniting, kindling, or setting on fire.
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2. The state of being ignited or kindled. Sir T. Browne.
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Ignitor (?), n. One who, or that which, produces ignition; especially, a contrivance for igniting the powder in a torpedo or the like. [Written also igniter.]
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Ignivomous (?), a. [L. ignivomus; ignis fire + vomere 8vomit.] Vomiting fire. [R.]
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Ignobility (?), n. [L. ignobilitas: cf. F. ignobilité.] Ignobleness. [Obs.] Bale.
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Ignoble (?), a. [L. ignobilis; pref. in- not + nobilis noble: cf. F. ignoble. See not, and , a.] 1. Of low birth or family; not noble; not illustrious; plebeian; common; humble.
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I was not ignoble of descent.
Shak.
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Her royal stock graft with ignoble plants.
Shak.
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2. Not honorable, elevated, or generous; base.
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'T is but a base, ignoble mind,
That mounts no higher than a bird can soar.
Shak.
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Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife.
Gray.
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3. (Zoöl.) Not a true or noble falcon; -- said of certain hawks, as the goshawk.
Syn. -- Degenerate; degraded; mean; base; dishonorable; reproachful; disgraceful; shameful; scandalous; infamous.
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Ignoble, v. t. To make ignoble. [Obs.] Bacon.
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Ignobleness, n. State or quality of being ignoble.
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Ignobly, adv. In an ignoble manner; basely.
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Ignominious (?), a. [L. ignominiosus: cf. F. ignominieux.] 1. Marked with ignominy; incurring public disgrace; dishonorable; shameful.
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Then first with fear surprised and sense of pain,
Fled ignominious.
Milton.
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2. Deserving ignominy; despicable.
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One single, obscure, ignominious projector.
Swift.
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3. Humiliating; degrading; as, an ignominious judgment or sentence. Macaulay.
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Ignominiously, adv. In an ignominious manner; disgracefully; shamefully; ingloriously.
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Ignominy (?), n.; pl. Ignominies (#). [L. ignominia ignominy (i.e., a deprivation of one's good name); in- not + nomen name: cf. F. ignominie. See not, and .] 1. Public disgrace or dishonor; reproach; infamy.
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Their generals have been received with honor after their defeat; yours with ignominy after conquest.
Addison.
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Vice begins in mistake, and ends in ignominy.
Rambler.
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Ignominy is the infliction of such evil as is made dishonorable, or the deprivation of such good as is made honorable by the Commonwealth.
Hobbes.
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2. An act deserving disgrace; an infamous act.
Syn. -- Opprobrium; reproach; dishonor.
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Ignomy (?), n. Ignominy. [R. & Obs.]
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I blush to think upon this ignomy.
Shak.
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Ignoramus (?), n. [L., we are ignorant. See .] 1. (Law) We are ignorant; we ignore; -- being the word formerly written on a bill of indictment by a grand jury when there was not sufficient evidence to warrant them in finding it a true bill. The phrase now used is, “No bill,” “No true bill,” or “Not found,” though in some jurisdictions “Ignored” is still used. Wharton (Law Dict. ). Burn.
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2. (pl. Ignoramuses (�).) A stupid, ignorant person; a vain pretender to knowledge; a dunce.
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An ignoramus in place and power.
South.
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Ignorance (?), n. [F., fr. L. ignorantia.] 1. The condition of being ignorant; the lack of knowledge in general, or in relation to a particular subject; the state of being uneducated or uninformed.
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Ignorance is the curse of God,
Knowledge the wing wherewith we fly to heaven.
Shak.
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2. (Theol.) A willful neglect or refusal to acquire knowledge which one may acquire and it is his duty to have. Book of Common Prayer.
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Coloq. Invincible ignorance (Theol.), ignorance beyond the individual's control and for which, therefore, he is not responsible before God.
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Ignorant (?), a. [F., fr. L. ignorans, -antis, p. pr. of ignorare to be ignorant. See .] 1. Destitute of knowledge; uninstructed or uninformed; untaught; unenlightened.
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He that doth not know those things which are of use for him to know, is but an ignorant man, whatever he may know besides.
Tillotson.
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2. Unacquainted with; unconscious or unaware; -- used with of.
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Ignorant of guilt, I fear not shame.
Dryden.
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3. Unknown; undiscovered. [Obs.]
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Ignorant concealment.
Shak.
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Alas, what ignorant sin have I committed?
Shak.
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4. Resulting from ignorance; foolish; silly.
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His shipping,
Poor ignorant baubles! -- on our terrible seas,
Like eggshells moved.
Shak.
Syn. -- Uninstructed; untaught; unenlightened; uninformed; unlearned; unlettered; illiterate. -- , . Ignorant denotes lack of knowledge, either as to single subject or information in general; illiterate refers to an ignorance of letters, or of knowledge acquired by reading and study. In the Middle Ages, a great proportion of the higher classes were illiterate, and yet were far from being ignorant, especially in regard to war and other active pursuits.
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In such business
Action is eloquence, and the eyes of the ignorant
More learned than the ears.
Shak.
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In the first ages of Christianity, not only the learned and the wise, but the ignorant and illiterate, embraced torments and death.
Tillotson.
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Ignorant, n. A person untaught or uninformed; one unlettered or unskilled; an ignoramous.
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Did I for this take pains to teach
Our zealous ignorants to preach?
Denham.
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Ignorantism (?), n. The spirit of those who extol the advantage of ignorance; obscurantism.
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Ignorantist, n. One opposed to the diffusion of knowledge; an obscurantist.
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Ignorantly, adv. In a ignorant manner; without knowledge; inadvertently.
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Whom therefoer ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you.
Acts xvii. 23.
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Ignore (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ignored (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Ignoring.] [L. ignorare; pref. in- not + the root of gnarus knowing, noscere to become acquainted with. See , and cf. .] 1. To be ignorant of or not acquainted with. [Archaic]
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Philosophy would solidly be established, if men would more carefully distinguish those things that they know from those that they ignore.
Boyle.
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2. (Law) To throw out or reject as false or ungrounded; -- said of a bill rejected by a grand jury for lack of evidence. See .
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3. Hence: To refuse to take notice of; to shut the eyes to; not to recognize; to disregard willfully and causelessly; as, to ignore certain facts; to ignore the presence of an objectionable person.
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Ignoring Italy under our feet,
And seeing things before, behind.
Mrs. Browning.
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Ignoscible (?), a. [L. ignoscibilis, fr. ignoscere to pardon, lit., not to wish to know; pref. in- not + gnoscere, noscere, to learn to know. See not, and .] Pardonable. [Obs.] Bailey.
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Ignote (?), a. [L. ignotus; pref. in- not + gnotus, notus, known, p. p. of gnocere, nocere, to learn to know.] Unknown. [Obs.] Sir E. Sandys. -- n. One who is unknown. Bp. Hacket.
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Iguana (?), n. [Sp. iguana, from the native name in Haiti. Cf. .] (Zoöl.) Any species of the genus Iguana, a genus of large American lizards of the family Iguanidæ. They are arboreal in their habits, usually green in color, and feed chiefly upon fruits.
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☞ The common iguana (Iguana tuberculata) of the West Indies and South America is sometimes five feet long. Its flesh is highly prized as food. The horned iguana (Iguana cornuta) has a conical horn between the eyes.
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Iguania n. A superfamily (or suborder) of New World lizards including the Iguanidae.
Syn. -- family Iguania.
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Iguanian (?), a. (Zoöl.) Resembling, or pertaining to, the iguana.
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Iguanid (?), a. (Zoöl.) Same as .
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Iguanidae n. A natural family of New World lizards including the common Iguana, Iguana iguana.
Syn. -- family Iguanidae.
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Iguanodon (?), n. [Iguana + Gr. �, �, a tooth.] (Paleon.) A genus of gigantic herbivorous dinosaurs having a birdlike pelvis and large hind legs with three-toed feet capable of supporting the entire body. Its teeth resemble those of the iguana, whence its name. Several species are known, mostly from the Wealden of England and Europe. See Illustration in Appendix.
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Iguanodont (?), a. (Paleon.) Like or pertaining to the genus Iguanodon.
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Iguanoid (?), a. [Iguana + -oid.] (Zoöl.) Pertaining to the Iguanidæ.
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Ihlang-ihlang (?), n. [Malayan, flower of flowers.] A rich, powerful, perfume, obtained from the volatile oil of the flowers of Canada odorata, an East Indian tree. [Also written ylang-ylang.]
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Ihram (?), n. The peculiar dress worn by pilgrims to Mecca.
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IHVH. [Written also JHVH, YHVH.] A transliteration of the four constants forming the Hebrew tetragrammaton or “incommunicable name” of the Supreme Being, which in latter Jewish tradition is not pronounced save with the vowels of adonai or elohim, so that the true pronunciation is lost.
☞ Numerous attempts have been made to represent the supposed original form of the word, as Jahaveh, Jahvaj, Jahve, Jahveh, Yahve, Yahveh, Yahwe, Yahweh, etc.
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Ik (?), pron. [See .] I. [Obs.] Piers Plowman.
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☞ The Northern dialectic form of I, in Early English, corresponding to ich of the Southern.
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Il- (?). A form of the prefix in-, not, and in-, among. See .
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ilama n. 1. A tropical American tree (Annona diversifolia) grown in the southern U. S. having a whitish pink-tinged fruit.
Syn. -- ilama tree, Annona diversifolia.
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2. whitish tropical fruit with a pinkish tinge related to custard apples, grown in the southern U. S.
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ilang-ilang n. 1. An oil distilled from flowers of the ilang-ilang tree, used in perfumery.
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2. An evergreen Asian tree (Cananga odorata) with aromatic greenish-yellow flowers yielding a volatile oil; widely grown in the tropics as an ornamental.
Syn. -- ylang-ylang, Cananga odorata.
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Ile (?), n. [AS. egl.] Ear of corn. [Obs.] Ainsworth.
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Ile, n. [See .] An aisle. [Obs.] H. Swinburne.
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Ile, n. [See .] An isle. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Ileac (?), a. [See .] 1. (Anat.) Pertaining to the ileum. [Written also iliac.]
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2. See , 1. [R.]
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Coloq. Ileac passion . (Med.) See .
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Ileocæcal (?), a. [Ileum + cæcal.] (Anat.) Pertaining to the ileum and cæcum.
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Ileocolic (?), a. (Anat.) Pertaining to the ileum and colon; as, the ileocolic, or ileocæcal, valve, a valve where the ileum opens into the large intestine.
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Ile-St-Louis prop. n. (Geog.) An island on the Seine.
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Ileum (?), n. [L. ile, ileum, ilium, pl. ilia, groin, flank.] 1. (Anat.) The last, and usually the longest, division of the small intestine; the part between the jejunum and large intestine. [Written also ileon, and ilium.]
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2. (Anat.) See . [R.]
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☞ Most modern writers restrict ileum to the division of the intestine and ilium to the pelvic bone.
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Ileus (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. �, �, fr. � to roll up.] (Med.) A morbid condition due to intestinal obstruction. It is characterized by complete constipation, with griping pains in the abdomen, which is greatly distended, and in the later stages by vomiting of fecal matter. Called also ileac passion or iliac passion.
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Ilex (?), n. [L., holm oak.] (Bot.) (a) The holm oak (Quercus Ilex). (b) A genus of evergreen trees and shrubs, including the common holly.
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Iliac (?), a. [L. Iliacus, Gr. �. See .] Pertaining to ancient Ilium, or Troy. Gladstone.
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Iliac, a. [Cf. F. iliaque. See , and cf. a stone.] 1. (Anat.) Pertaining to, or in the region of, the ilium, or dorsal bone of the pelvis; as, the iliac artery. [Written also ileac.]
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2. See , 1. [R.]
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Coloq. Iliac crest , the upper margin of the ilium. -- Coloq. Iliac passion . See . -- Coloq. Iliac region , a region of the abdomen, on either side of the hypogastric regions, and below the lumbar regions.
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Iliacal (?), a. Iliac. [R.]
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Iliad (?), n. [L. Ilias, -adis, Gr. �, � (sc. �), fr. �, �, Ilium, the city of Ilus, a son of Tros, founder of Ilium, which is a poetical name of Troy.] A celebrated Greek epic poem, in twenty-four books, on the destruction of Ilium, the ancient Troy. The Iliad is ascribed to Homer.
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Ilial (?), a. (Anat.) Pertaining to the ilium; iliac.
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Iliche (?), adv. [OE., fr. AS. gelīc. Cf. .] Alike. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Ilicic (?), a. [L. ilex, ilicis, holm oak.] Pertaining to, or derived from, the holly (Ilex), and allied plants; as, ilicic acid.
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Ilicin (?), n. (Chem.) The bitter principle of the holly.
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Ilio- (?). [From .] A combining form used in anatomy to denote connection with, or relation to, the ilium; as, ilio-femoral, ilio-lumbar, ilio-psoas, etc.
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Iliofemoral (?), a. (Anat.) Pertaining to the ilium and femur; as, iliofemoral ligaments.
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Iliolumbar (?), a. (Anat.) Pertaining to the iliac and lumbar regions; as, the iliolumbar artery.
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Ilion prop. n. Ilium, or Troy, the ancient city in Asia Minor that was the site of the Trojan War; -- a variant spelling of Ilium.
Syn. -- Troy, Ilium.
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Iliopsoas (?), n. (Anat.) The great flexor muscle of the hip joint, divisible into two parts, the iliac and great psoas, -- often regarded as distinct muscles.
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Ilium (?), n. [See .] (Anat.) The dorsal one of the three principal bones comprising either lateral half of the pelvis; the dorsal or upper part of the hip bone. See Innominate bone, under . [Written also ilion, and ileum.]
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Ilixanthin (?), n. [Ilex the genus including the holly + Gr. � yellow.] (Chem.) A yellow dye obtained from the leaves of the holly.
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Ilk (?), a. [Scot. ilk, OE. ilke the same, AS. ilca. Cf. .] Same; each; every. [Archaic] Spenser.
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Coloq. Of that ilk , (a) denoting that a person's surname and the title of his estate are the same; as, Grant of that ilk, i.e., Grant of Grant. [Scottish] Jamieson. (a) Of the same kind.
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Ilk (ĭlk), n. Kind; class; sort; type; as, him and his ilk; -- sometimes used to indicate disapproval when applied to people.
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Ilke (?), a. [See .] Same. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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{ Ilkon, Ilkoon (?) }, pron. [See , and .] Each one; every one. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Ill (ĭl), a. [The regular comparative and superlative are wanting, their places being supplied by worse (�) and worst (�), from another root.] [OE. ill, ille, Icel. illr; akin to Sw. illa, adv., Dan. ilde, adv.] 1. Contrary to good, in a physical sense; contrary or opposed to advantage, happiness, etc.; bad; evil; unfortunate; disagreeable; unfavorable.
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Neither is it ill air only that maketh an ill seat, but ill ways, ill markets, and ill neighbors.
Bacon.
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There 's some ill planet reigns.
Shak.
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2. Contrary to good, in a moral sense; evil; wicked; wrong; iniquitious; naughtly; bad; improper.
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Of his own body he was ill, and gave
The clergy ill example.
Shak.
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3. Sick; indisposed; unwell; diseased; disordered; as, ill of a fever.
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I am in health, I breathe, and see thee ill.
Shak.
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4. Not according with rule, fitness, or propriety; incorrect; rude; unpolished; inelegant.
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That 's an ill phrase.
Shak.
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Coloq. Ill at ease , uneasy; uncomfortable; anxious. “I am very ill at ease.” Shak. -- Coloq. Ill blood , enmity; resentment; bad blood. -- Coloq. Ill breeding , lack of good breeding; rudeness. -- Coloq. Ill fame , ill or bad repute; as, a house of ill fame, a house where lewd persons meet for illicit intercourse. -- Coloq. Ill humor , a disagreeable mood; bad temper. -- Coloq. Ill nature , bad disposition or temperament; sullenness; esp., a disposition to cause unhappiness to others. -- Coloq. Ill temper , anger; moroseness; crossness. -- Coloq. Ill turn . (a) An unkind act. (b) A slight attack of illness. [Colloq. U.S.] -- Coloq. Ill will , unkindness; enmity; malevolence.
Syn. -- Bad; evil; wrong; wicked; sick; unwell.
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