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Imageless \Im"age*less\, a. Having no image. --Shelley. | |
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Immaculate \Im*mac"u*late\, a. [L. immaculatus; pref. im- not + maculatus, p. p. of maculare to spot, stane, fr. macula spot. See {Mail} armor.] Without stain or blemish; spotless; undefiled; clear; pure. Were but my soul as pure From other guilt as that, Heaven did not hold One more immaculate. --Denham. Thou sheer, immaculate and silver fountain. --Shak. {Immaculate conception} (R. C. Ch.), the doctrine that the Virgin Mary was conceived without original sin. -- {Im*mac"u*late*ly}, adv. -- {Im*mac"u*late*ness}, n. | |
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Immaculate \Im*mac"u*late\, a. [L. immaculatus; pref. im- not + maculatus, p. p. of maculare to spot, stane, fr. macula spot. See {Mail} armor.] Without stain or blemish; spotless; undefiled; clear; pure. Were but my soul as pure From other guilt as that, Heaven did not hold One more immaculate. --Denham. Thou sheer, immaculate and silver fountain. --Shak. {Immaculate conception} (R. C. Ch.), the doctrine that the Virgin Mary was conceived without original sin. -- {Im*mac"u*late*ly}, adv. -- {Im*mac"u*late*ness}, n. | |
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Immaculate \Im*mac"u*late\, a. [L. immaculatus; pref. im- not + maculatus, p. p. of maculare to spot, stane, fr. macula spot. See {Mail} armor.] Without stain or blemish; spotless; undefiled; clear; pure. Were but my soul as pure From other guilt as that, Heaven did not hold One more immaculate. --Denham. Thou sheer, immaculate and silver fountain. --Shak. {Immaculate conception} (R. C. Ch.), the doctrine that the Virgin Mary was conceived without original sin. -- {Im*mac"u*late*ly}, adv. -- {Im*mac"u*late*ness}, n. | |
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Immaculate \Im*mac"u*late\, a. [L. immaculatus; pref. im- not + maculatus, p. p. of maculare to spot, stane, fr. macula spot. See {Mail} armor.] Without stain or blemish; spotless; undefiled; clear; pure. Were but my soul as pure From other guilt as that, Heaven did not hold One more immaculate. --Denham. Thou sheer, immaculate and silver fountain. --Shak. {Immaculate conception} (R. C. Ch.), the doctrine that the Virgin Mary was conceived without original sin. -- {Im*mac"u*late*ly}, adv. -- {Im*mac"u*late*ness}, n. | |
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Clover \Clo"ver\ (kl[omac]"v[etil]r), n. [OE. claver, clover, AS. cl[aemac]fre; akin to LG. & Dan. klever, D. klaver, G. klee, Sw. kl[94]fver.] (Bot.) A plant of different species of the genus {Trifolium}; as the common red clover, {T. pratense}, the white, {T. repens}, and the hare's foot, {T. arvense}. {Clover weevil} (Zo[94]l.) a small weevil ({Apion apricans}), that destroys the seeds of clover. {Clover worm} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of a small moth ({Asopia costalis}), often very destructive to clover hay. {In clover}, in very pleasant circumstances; fortunate. [Colloq.] {Sweet clover}. See {Meliot}. | |
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Cold \Cold\ (k[omac]ld), a. [Compar. {Colder} (-[etil]r); superl. {Coldest}.] [OE. cold, cald, AS. cald, ceald; akin to OS. kald, D. koud, G. kalt, Icel. kaldr, Dan. kold, Sw. kall, Goth. kalds, L. gelu frost, gelare to freeze. Orig. p. p. of AS. calan to be cold, Icel. kala to freeze. Cf. {Cool}, a., {Chill}, n.] 1. Deprived of heat, or having a low temperature; not warm or hot; gelid; frigid. [bd]The snowy top of cold Olympis.[b8] --Milton. 2. Lacking the sensation of warmth; suffering from the absence of heat; chilly; shivering; as, to be cold. 3. Not pungent or acrid. [bd]Cold plants.[b8] --Bacon 4. Wanting in ardor, intensity, warmth, zeal, or passion; spiritless; unconcerned; reserved. A cold and unconcerned spectator. --T. Burnet. No cold relation is a zealous citizen. --Burke. 5. Unwelcome; disagreeable; unsatisfactory. [bd]Cold news for me.[b8] [bd]Cold comfort.[b8] --Shak. 6. Wanting in power to excite; dull; uninteresting. What a deal of cold business doth a man misspend the better part of life in! --B. Jonson. The jest grows cold . . . when in comes on in a second scene. --Addison. 7. Affecting the sense of smell (as of hunting dogs) but feebly; having lost its odor; as, a cold scent. 8. Not sensitive; not acute. Smell this business with a sense as cold As is a dead man's nose. --Shak. 9. Distant; -- said, in the game of hunting for some object, of a seeker remote from the thing concealed. 10. (Paint.) Having a bluish effect. Cf. {Warm}, 8. {Cold abscess}. See under {Abscess}. {Cold blast} See under {Blast}, n., 2. {Cold blood}. See under {Blood}, n., 8. {Cold chill}, an ague fit. --Wright. {Cold chisel}, a chisel of peculiar strength and hardness, for cutting cold metal. --Weale. {Cold cream}. See under {Cream}. {Cold slaw}. See {Cole slaw}. {In cold blood}, without excitement or passion; deliberately. He was slain in cold blood after the fight was over. --Sir W. Scott. {To give one the cold shoulder}, to treat one with neglect. Syn: Gelid; bleak; frigid; chill; indifferent; unconcerned; passionless; reserved; unfeeling; stoical. | |
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Self-defense \Self`-de*fense"\, n. The act of defending one's own person, property, or reputation. {In self-defense} (Law), in protection of self, -- it being permitted in law to a party on whom a grave wrong is attempted to resist the wrong, even at the peril of the life of the assailiant. --Wharton. | |
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Incalculability \In*cal`cu*la*bil"i*ty\, n. The quality or state of being incalculable. | |
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Incalculable \In*cal"cu*la*ble\, a. [Pref. in- not + calculable: cf. F. incalculable.] Not capable of being calculated; beyond calculation; very great. -- {In*cal"cu*la*ble*ness}, n. -- {In*cal"cu*la*bly}, adv. | |
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Incalculable \In*cal"cu*la*ble\, a. [Pref. in- not + calculable: cf. F. incalculable.] Not capable of being calculated; beyond calculation; very great. -- {In*cal"cu*la*ble*ness}, n. -- {In*cal"cu*la*bly}, adv. | |
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Incalculable \In*cal"cu*la*ble\, a. [Pref. in- not + calculable: cf. F. incalculable.] Not capable of being calculated; beyond calculation; very great. -- {In*cal"cu*la*ble*ness}, n. -- {In*cal"cu*la*bly}, adv. | |
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Incalescence \In`ca*les"cence\, n. The state of being incalescent, or of growing warm. --Sir T. Browne. | |
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Incalescency \In`ca*les"cen*cy\, n. Incalescence. --Ray. | |
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Incalescent \In`ca*les"cent\, a. [L. incalescens, -entis, p. pr. of incalescere to grow hot. See 1st {In-}, and {Calescence}.] Growing warm; increasing in heat. | |
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Incelebrity \In`ce*leb"ri*ty\, n. Want of celebrity or distinction; obscurity. [R.] --Coleridge. | |
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Inclamation \In`cla*ma"tion\, n. [L. inclamatio. See 1st {In-}, and {Claim}.] Exclamation. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall. | |
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Inclasp \In*clasp"\, v. t. [Pref. in- in + clasp. Cf. {Enclasp}.] To clasp within; to hold fast to; to embrace or encircle. [Written also {enclasp}.] The flattering ivy who did ever see Inclasp the huge trunk of an aged tree. --F. Beaumont. | |
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Inclaudent \In*clau"dent\, a. Not closing or shutting. | |
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Inclavated \In"cla*va`ted\, a. [LL. inclavatus; L. pref. in- in + clavare to fasten with nails, fr. clavus nail.] Set; fast; fixed. --Dr. John Smith. | |
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Inclave \In*clave"\, a. [See {Inclavated}.] (Her.) Resembling a series of dovetails; -- said of a line of division, such as the border of an ordinary. | |
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Incle \In"cle\, n. Same as {Inkle}. | |
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Inclemency \In*clem"en*cy\, n.; pl. {Inclemencies}. [L. inclementia: cf. F. incl[82]mence.] 1. The state or quality of being inclement; want of clemency; want of mildness of temper; unmercifulness; severity. The inclemency of the late pope. --Bp. Hall. 2. Physical severity or harshness (commonly in respect to the elements or weather); roughness; storminess; rigor; severe cold, wind, rain, or snow. The inclemencies of morning air. --Pope. The rude inclemency of wintry skies. --Cowper. Syn: Harshness; severity; cruelty; rigor; roughness; storminess; boisterousness. | |
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Inclemency \In*clem"en*cy\, n.; pl. {Inclemencies}. [L. inclementia: cf. F. incl[82]mence.] 1. The state or quality of being inclement; want of clemency; want of mildness of temper; unmercifulness; severity. The inclemency of the late pope. --Bp. Hall. 2. Physical severity or harshness (commonly in respect to the elements or weather); roughness; storminess; rigor; severe cold, wind, rain, or snow. The inclemencies of morning air. --Pope. The rude inclemency of wintry skies. --Cowper. Syn: Harshness; severity; cruelty; rigor; roughness; storminess; boisterousness. | |
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Inclement \In*clem"ent\, a. [L. inclemens; pref. in- not + clemens mild: cf. F. incl[82]ment. See {Clement}.] 1. Not clement; destitute of a mild and kind temper; void of tenderness; unmerciful; severe; harsh. 2. Physically severe or harsh (generally restricted to the elements or weather); rough; boisterous; stormy; rigorously cold, etc.; as, inclement weather. --Cowper. The guard the wretched from the inclement sky. --Pope. Teach us further by what means to shun The inclement seasons, rain, ice, hail, and snow! --Milton. | |
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Inclemently \In*clem"ent*ly\, adv. In an inclement manner. | |
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Inclinable \In*clin"a*ble\, a. [L. inclinabilis. See {Incline}.] 1. Leaning; tending. Likely and inclinable to fall. --Bentley. 2. Having a propensity of will or feeling; leaning in disposition; disposed; propense; as, a mind inclinable to truth. Whatsoever other sins he may be inclinable to. --South. The very constitution of a multitude is not so inclinable to save as to destroy. --Fuller. | |
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Inclinableness \In*clin"a*ble*ness\, n. The state or quality of being inclinable; inclination. | |
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Dip \Dip\, n. 1. The action of dipping or plunging for a moment into a liquid. [bd]The dip of oars in unison.[b8] --Glover. 2. Inclination downward; direction below a horizontal line; slope; pitch. 3. A liquid, as a sauce or gravy, served at table with a ladle or spoon. [Local, U.S.] --Bartlett. 4. A dipped candle. [Colloq.] --Marryat. {Dip of the horizon} (Astron.), the angular depression of the seen or visible horizon below the true or natural horizon; the angle at the eye of an observer between a horizontal line and a tangent drawn from the eye to the surface of the ocean. {Dip of the needle}, [or] {Magnetic dip}, the angle formed, in a vertical plane, by a freely suspended magnetic needle, or the line of magnetic force, with a horizontal line; -- called also {inclination}. {Dip of a stratum} (Geol.), its greatest angle of inclination to the horizon, or that of a line perpendicular to its direction or strike; -- called also the {pitch}. | |
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Inclinnation \In`clin*na"tion\, n. [L. inclinatio: cf. F. inclination.] 1. The act of inclining, or state of being inclined; a leaning; as, an inclination of the head. 2. A direction or tendency from the true vertical or horizontal direction; as, the inclination of a column, or of a road bed. 3. A tendency towards another body or point. 4. (Geom.) The angle made by two lines or planes; as, the inclination of the plane of the earth's equator to the plane of the ecliptic is about 23[deg] 28[b7]; the inclination of two rays of light. 5. A leaning or tendency of the mind, feelings, preferences, or will; propensity; a disposition more favorable to one thing than to another; favor; desire; love. A mere inclination to a thing is not properly a willing of that thing. --South. How dost thou find the inclination of the people? --Shak. 6. A person or thing loved or admired. --Sir W. Temple. 7. (Pharm.) Decantation, or tipping for pouring. {Inclination compass}, an inclinometer. {Inclination of an orbit} (Astron.), the angle which the orbit makes the ecliptic. {Inclination of the needle}. See {Dip of the needle}, under {Dip}. Syn: Bent; tendency; proneness; bias; proclivity; propensity; prepossession; predilection; attachment; desire; affection; love. See {Bent}, and cf. {Disposition}. | |
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Inclinnometer \In`clin*nom"e*ter\, n. [Incline + -meter.] (Magnetism) An apparatus to determine the inclination of the earth's magnetic force to the plane of the horizon; -- called also {inclination compass}, and {dip circle}. | |
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Inclinnation \In`clin*na"tion\, n. [L. inclinatio: cf. F. inclination.] 1. The act of inclining, or state of being inclined; a leaning; as, an inclination of the head. 2. A direction or tendency from the true vertical or horizontal direction; as, the inclination of a column, or of a road bed. 3. A tendency towards another body or point. 4. (Geom.) The angle made by two lines or planes; as, the inclination of the plane of the earth's equator to the plane of the ecliptic is about 23[deg] 28[b7]; the inclination of two rays of light. 5. A leaning or tendency of the mind, feelings, preferences, or will; propensity; a disposition more favorable to one thing than to another; favor; desire; love. A mere inclination to a thing is not properly a willing of that thing. --South. How dost thou find the inclination of the people? --Shak. 6. A person or thing loved or admired. --Sir W. Temple. 7. (Pharm.) Decantation, or tipping for pouring. {Inclination compass}, an inclinometer. {Inclination of an orbit} (Astron.), the angle which the orbit makes the ecliptic. {Inclination of the needle}. See {Dip of the needle}, under {Dip}. Syn: Bent; tendency; proneness; bias; proclivity; propensity; prepossession; predilection; attachment; desire; affection; love. See {Bent}, and cf. {Disposition}. | |
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Inclinnometer \In`clin*nom"e*ter\, n. [Incline + -meter.] (Magnetism) An apparatus to determine the inclination of the earth's magnetic force to the plane of the horizon; -- called also {inclination compass}, and {dip circle}. | |
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Inclinnation \In`clin*na"tion\, n. [L. inclinatio: cf. F. inclination.] 1. The act of inclining, or state of being inclined; a leaning; as, an inclination of the head. 2. A direction or tendency from the true vertical or horizontal direction; as, the inclination of a column, or of a road bed. 3. A tendency towards another body or point. 4. (Geom.) The angle made by two lines or planes; as, the inclination of the plane of the earth's equator to the plane of the ecliptic is about 23[deg] 28[b7]; the inclination of two rays of light. 5. A leaning or tendency of the mind, feelings, preferences, or will; propensity; a disposition more favorable to one thing than to another; favor; desire; love. A mere inclination to a thing is not properly a willing of that thing. --South. How dost thou find the inclination of the people? --Shak. 6. A person or thing loved or admired. --Sir W. Temple. 7. (Pharm.) Decantation, or tipping for pouring. {Inclination compass}, an inclinometer. {Inclination of an orbit} (Astron.), the angle which the orbit makes the ecliptic. {Inclination of the needle}. See {Dip of the needle}, under {Dip}. Syn: Bent; tendency; proneness; bias; proclivity; propensity; prepossession; predilection; attachment; desire; affection; love. See {Bent}, and cf. {Disposition}. | |
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Inclinnation \In`clin*na"tion\, n. [L. inclinatio: cf. F. inclination.] 1. The act of inclining, or state of being inclined; a leaning; as, an inclination of the head. 2. A direction or tendency from the true vertical or horizontal direction; as, the inclination of a column, or of a road bed. 3. A tendency towards another body or point. 4. (Geom.) The angle made by two lines or planes; as, the inclination of the plane of the earth's equator to the plane of the ecliptic is about 23[deg] 28[b7]; the inclination of two rays of light. 5. A leaning or tendency of the mind, feelings, preferences, or will; propensity; a disposition more favorable to one thing than to another; favor; desire; love. A mere inclination to a thing is not properly a willing of that thing. --South. How dost thou find the inclination of the people? --Shak. 6. A person or thing loved or admired. --Sir W. Temple. 7. (Pharm.) Decantation, or tipping for pouring. {Inclination compass}, an inclinometer. {Inclination of an orbit} (Astron.), the angle which the orbit makes the ecliptic. {Inclination of the needle}. See {Dip of the needle}, under {Dip}. Syn: Bent; tendency; proneness; bias; proclivity; propensity; prepossession; predilection; attachment; desire; affection; love. See {Bent}, and cf. {Disposition}. | |
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Inclinatory \In*clin"a*to*ry\ (?; 277), a. Having the quality of leaning or inclining; as, the inclinatory needle. -- {In*clin"a*to*ri*ly}, adv. --Sir T. Browne. | |
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Inclinatory \In*clin"a*to*ry\ (?; 277), a. Having the quality of leaning or inclining; as, the inclinatory needle. -- {In*clin"a*to*ri*ly}, adv. --Sir T. Browne. | |
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Incline \In*cline"\, v. t. 1. To cause to deviate from a line, position, or direction; to give a leaning, bend, or slope to; as, incline the column or post to the east; incline your head to the right. Incline thine ear, O Lord, and hear. --Is. xxxvii. 17. 2. To impart a tendency or propensity to, as to the will or affections; to turn; to dispose; to influence. Incline my heart unto thy testimonies. --Ps. cxix. 36. Incline our hearts to keep this law. --Book of Com. Prayer. 3. To bend; to cause to stoop or bow; as, to incline the head or the body in acts of reverence or civility. With due respect my body I inclined. --Dryden. | |
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Incline \In*cline"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Inclined}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Inclining}.] [OE. inclinen, enclinen, OF. encliner, incliner, F. incliner, L. inclinare; pref. in- in + clinare to bend, incline; akin to E. lean. See {Lean} to incline.] 1. To deviate from a line, direction, or course, toward an object; to lean; to tend; as, converging lines incline toward each other; a road inclines to the north or south. 2. Fig.: To lean or tend, in an intellectual or moral sense; to favor an opinion, a course of conduct, or a person; to have a propensity or inclination; to be disposed. Their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech. --Judges ix. 3. Power finds its balance, giddy motions cease In both the scales, and each inclines to peace. --Parnell. 3. To bow; to incline the head. --Chaucer. Syn: To lean; slope; slant; tend; bend. | |
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Incline \In*cline"\, n. An inclined plane; an ascent o[?] descent; a grade or gradient; a slope. | |
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Incline \In*cline"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Inclined}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Inclining}.] [OE. inclinen, enclinen, OF. encliner, incliner, F. incliner, L. inclinare; pref. in- in + clinare to bend, incline; akin to E. lean. See {Lean} to incline.] 1. To deviate from a line, direction, or course, toward an object; to lean; to tend; as, converging lines incline toward each other; a road inclines to the north or south. 2. Fig.: To lean or tend, in an intellectual or moral sense; to favor an opinion, a course of conduct, or a person; to have a propensity or inclination; to be disposed. Their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech. --Judges ix. 3. Power finds its balance, giddy motions cease In both the scales, and each inclines to peace. --Parnell. 3. To bow; to incline the head. --Chaucer. Syn: To lean; slope; slant; tend; bend. | |
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Inclined \In*clined"\, p. p. & a. 1. Having a leaning or tendency towards, or away from, a thing; disposed or moved by wish, desire, or judgment; as, a man inclined to virtue. [bd]Each pensively inclined.[b8] --Cowper. 2. (Math.) Making an angle with some line or plane; -- said of a line or plane. 3. (Bot.) Bent out of a perpendicular position, or into a curve with the convex side uppermost. {Inclined plane}. (Mech.) (a) A plane that makes an oblique angle with the plane of the horizon; a sloping plane. When used to produce pressure, or as a means of moving bodies, it is one of the mechanical powers, so called. (b) (Railroad & Canal) An inclined portion of track, on which trains or boats are raised or lowered from one level to another. | |
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Inclined \In*clined"\, p. p. & a. 1. Having a leaning or tendency towards, or away from, a thing; disposed or moved by wish, desire, or judgment; as, a man inclined to virtue. [bd]Each pensively inclined.[b8] --Cowper. 2. (Math.) Making an angle with some line or plane; -- said of a line or plane. 3. (Bot.) Bent out of a perpendicular position, or into a curve with the convex side uppermost. {Inclined plane}. (Mech.) (a) A plane that makes an oblique angle with the plane of the horizon; a sloping plane. When used to produce pressure, or as a means of moving bodies, it is one of the mechanical powers, so called. (b) (Railroad & Canal) An inclined portion of track, on which trains or boats are raised or lowered from one level to another. | |
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Incliner \In*clin"er\, n. One who, or that which, inclines; specifically, an inclined dial. | |
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Incline \In*cline"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Inclined}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Inclining}.] [OE. inclinen, enclinen, OF. encliner, incliner, F. incliner, L. inclinare; pref. in- in + clinare to bend, incline; akin to E. lean. See {Lean} to incline.] 1. To deviate from a line, direction, or course, toward an object; to lean; to tend; as, converging lines incline toward each other; a road inclines to the north or south. 2. Fig.: To lean or tend, in an intellectual or moral sense; to favor an opinion, a course of conduct, or a person; to have a propensity or inclination; to be disposed. Their hearts inclined to follow Abimelech. --Judges ix. 3. Power finds its balance, giddy motions cease In both the scales, and each inclines to peace. --Parnell. 3. To bow; to incline the head. --Chaucer. Syn: To lean; slope; slant; tend; bend. | |
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Inclining \In*clin"ing\, a. (Bot.) Same as {Inclined}, 3. | |
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Inclining \In*clin"ing\, n. 1. Inclination; disposition. On the first inclining towards sleep. --Burke. 2. Party or side chosen; a following. Both you of my inclining, and the rest. --Shak. | |
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Inclinnation \In`clin*na"tion\, n. [L. inclinatio: cf. F. inclination.] 1. The act of inclining, or state of being inclined; a leaning; as, an inclination of the head. 2. A direction or tendency from the true vertical or horizontal direction; as, the inclination of a column, or of a road bed. 3. A tendency towards another body or point. 4. (Geom.) The angle made by two lines or planes; as, the inclination of the plane of the earth's equator to the plane of the ecliptic is about 23[deg] 28[b7]; the inclination of two rays of light. 5. A leaning or tendency of the mind, feelings, preferences, or will; propensity; a disposition more favorable to one thing than to another; favor; desire; love. A mere inclination to a thing is not properly a willing of that thing. --South. How dost thou find the inclination of the people? --Shak. 6. A person or thing loved or admired. --Sir W. Temple. 7. (Pharm.) Decantation, or tipping for pouring. {Inclination compass}, an inclinometer. {Inclination of an orbit} (Astron.), the angle which the orbit makes the ecliptic. {Inclination of the needle}. See {Dip of the needle}, under {Dip}. Syn: Bent; tendency; proneness; bias; proclivity; propensity; prepossession; predilection; attachment; desire; affection; love. See {Bent}, and cf. {Disposition}. | |
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Inclinnometer \In`clin*nom"e*ter\, n. [Incline + -meter.] (Magnetism) An apparatus to determine the inclination of the earth's magnetic force to the plane of the horizon; -- called also {inclination compass}, and {dip circle}. | |
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Inclip \In*clip"\, v. t. To clasp; to inclose. Whate'er the ocean pales, or sky inclips. --Shak. | |
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Incloister \In*clois"ter\, v. t. [Pref. in- in + cloister: cf. F. enclo[8c]trer. Cf. {Encloister}.] To confine as in a cloister; to cloister. --Lovelace. | |
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Inclose \In*close"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inclosed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Inclosing}.] [See {Enclose}, and cf. {Include}.] [Written also {enclose}.] 1. To surround; to shut in; to confine on all sides; to include; to shut up; to encompass; as, to inclose a fort or an army with troops; to inclose a town with walls. How many evils have inclosed me round! --Milton. 2. To put within a case, envelope, or the like; to fold (a thing) within another or into the same parcel; as, to inclose a letter or a bank note. The inclosed copies of the treaty. --Sir W. Temple. 3. To separate from common grounds by a fence; as, to inclose lands. --Blackstone. 4. To put into harness; to harness. [Obs.] They went to coach and their horse inclose. --Chapman. | |
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Inclose \In*close"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inclosed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Inclosing}.] [See {Enclose}, and cf. {Include}.] [Written also {enclose}.] 1. To surround; to shut in; to confine on all sides; to include; to shut up; to encompass; as, to inclose a fort or an army with troops; to inclose a town with walls. How many evils have inclosed me round! --Milton. 2. To put within a case, envelope, or the like; to fold (a thing) within another or into the same parcel; as, to inclose a letter or a bank note. The inclosed copies of the treaty. --Sir W. Temple. 3. To separate from common grounds by a fence; as, to inclose lands. --Blackstone. 4. To put into harness; to harness. [Obs.] They went to coach and their horse inclose. --Chapman. | |
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Incloser \In*clos"er\, n. One who, or that which, incloses; one who fences off land from common grounds. | |
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Inclose \In*close"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inclosed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Inclosing}.] [See {Enclose}, and cf. {Include}.] [Written also {enclose}.] 1. To surround; to shut in; to confine on all sides; to include; to shut up; to encompass; as, to inclose a fort or an army with troops; to inclose a town with walls. How many evils have inclosed me round! --Milton. 2. To put within a case, envelope, or the like; to fold (a thing) within another or into the same parcel; as, to inclose a letter or a bank note. The inclosed copies of the treaty. --Sir W. Temple. 3. To separate from common grounds by a fence; as, to inclose lands. --Blackstone. 4. To put into harness; to harness. [Obs.] They went to coach and their horse inclose. --Chapman. | |
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Inclosure \In*clo"sure\ (?; 135), n. [See {Inclose}, {Enclosure}.] [Written also {enclosure}.] 1. The act of inclosing; the state of being inclosed, shut up, or encompassed; the separation of land from common ground by a fence. 2. That which is inclosed or placed within something; a thing contained; a space inclosed or fenced up. Within the inclosure there was a great store of houses. --Hakluyt. 3. That which incloses; a barrier or fence. Breaking our inclosures every morn. --W. Browne. | |
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Incloud \In*cloud"\, v. t. To envelop as in clouds; to darken; to obscure. --Milton. | |
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Include \In*clude"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Included}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Including}.] [L. includere, inclusum; pref. in- in + claudere to shut. See {Close}, and cf. {Enclose}.] 1. To confine within; to hold; to contain; to shut up; to inclose; as, the shell of a nut includes the kernel; a pearl is included in a shell. 2. To comprehend or comprise, as a genus the species, the whole a part, an argument or reason the inference; to contain; to embrace; as, this volume of Shakespeare includes his sonnets; he was included in the invitation to the family; to and including page twenty-five. | |
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Included \In*clud"ed\, a. Inclosed; confined. {Included stamens} (Bot.), such as are shorter than the floral envelopes, or are concealed within them. | |
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Include \In*clude"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Included}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Including}.] [L. includere, inclusum; pref. in- in + claudere to shut. See {Close}, and cf. {Enclose}.] 1. To confine within; to hold; to contain; to shut up; to inclose; as, the shell of a nut includes the kernel; a pearl is included in a shell. 2. To comprehend or comprise, as a genus the species, the whole a part, an argument or reason the inference; to contain; to embrace; as, this volume of Shakespeare includes his sonnets; he was included in the invitation to the family; to and including page twenty-five. | |
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Included \In*clud"ed\, a. Inclosed; confined. {Included stamens} (Bot.), such as are shorter than the floral envelopes, or are concealed within them. | |
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Includible \In*clud"i*ble\, a. Capable of being included. | |
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Include \In*clude"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Included}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Including}.] [L. includere, inclusum; pref. in- in + claudere to shut. See {Close}, and cf. {Enclose}.] 1. To confine within; to hold; to contain; to shut up; to inclose; as, the shell of a nut includes the kernel; a pearl is included in a shell. 2. To comprehend or comprise, as a genus the species, the whole a part, an argument or reason the inference; to contain; to embrace; as, this volume of Shakespeare includes his sonnets; he was included in the invitation to the family; to and including page twenty-five. | |
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Inclusion \In*clu"sion\, n. [L. inclusio: cf. F. inclusion. See {Include}.] 1. The act of including, or the state of being included; limitation; restriction; as, the lines of inclusion of his policy. --Sir W. Temple. 2. (Min.) A foreign substance, either liquid or solid, usually of minute size, inclosed in the mass of a mineral. | |
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Inclusive \In*clu"sive\, a. [Cf. F. inclusif.] 1. Inclosing; encircling; surrounding. The inclusive verge Of golden metal that must round my brow. --Shak. 2. Comprehending the stated limit or extremes; as, from Monday to Saturday inclusive, that is, taking in both Monday and Saturday; -- opposed to {exclusive}. | |
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Inclusively \In*clu"sive*ly\, adv. In an inclusive manner. | |
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Incoalescence \In`co*a*les"cence\, n. The state of not coalescing. | |
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Incolumity \In`co*lu"mi*ty\, n. [L. incolumitas, fr. incolumis uninjured, safe; perh. fr. in intens. + (doubtful) columis safe.] Safety; security. [Obs.] --Howell. | |
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Inculcate \In*cul"cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inculcated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Inculcating}.] [L. inculcatus, p. p. of inculcare to tread on; pref. in- in, on + calcare to tread, fr. calx the heel; perh. akin to E. heel. Cf. 2d {Calk}, {Heel}.] To teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions; to urge on the mind; as, Christ inculcates on his followers humility. The most obvious and necessary duties of life they have not yet had authority enough to enforce and inculcate upon men's minds. --S. Clarke. Syn: To instill; infuse; implant; engraft; impress. | |
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Inculcate \In*cul"cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inculcated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Inculcating}.] [L. inculcatus, p. p. of inculcare to tread on; pref. in- in, on + calcare to tread, fr. calx the heel; perh. akin to E. heel. Cf. 2d {Calk}, {Heel}.] To teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions; to urge on the mind; as, Christ inculcates on his followers humility. The most obvious and necessary duties of life they have not yet had authority enough to enforce and inculcate upon men's minds. --S. Clarke. Syn: To instill; infuse; implant; engraft; impress. | |
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Inculcate \In*cul"cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inculcated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Inculcating}.] [L. inculcatus, p. p. of inculcare to tread on; pref. in- in, on + calcare to tread, fr. calx the heel; perh. akin to E. heel. Cf. 2d {Calk}, {Heel}.] To teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions; to urge on the mind; as, Christ inculcates on his followers humility. The most obvious and necessary duties of life they have not yet had authority enough to enforce and inculcate upon men's minds. --S. Clarke. Syn: To instill; infuse; implant; engraft; impress. | |
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Inculcation \In`cul*ca"tion\, n. [L. inculcatio: cf. F. inculcation.] A teaching and impressing by frequent repetitions. --Bp. Hall. | |
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Inculcator \In*cul"ca*tor\, n. [L.] One who inculcates. --Boyle. | |
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Inculk \In*culk"\ v. t. [Cf. F. inculquer. See {Inculcate}.] To inculcate. [Obs.] --Sir T. More. | |
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Inculp \In*culp"\, v. t. [Cf. inculper. See {Inculpate}.] To inculpate. [Obs.] --Shelton. | |
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Inculpable \In*cul"pa*ble\, a. [L. inculpabilis: cf. F. incupable.] Faultless; blameless; innocent. --South. An innocent and incupable piece of ignorance. --Killingbeck. | |
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Inculpableness \In*cul"pa*ble*ness\, n. Blamelessness; faultlessness. | |
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Inculpably \In*cul"pa*bly\, adv. Blamelessly. --South. | |
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Inculpate \In*cul"pate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inculpated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Inculpating}.] [LL. inculpatus, p. p. of inculpare to blame; pref. in- in + culpa fault. See {Culpable}.] Note: [A word of recent introduction.] To blame; to impute guilt to; to accuse; to involve or implicate in guilt. That risk could only exculpate her and not inculpate them -- the probabilities protected them so perfectly. --H. James. | |
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Inculpate \In*cul"pate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inculpated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Inculpating}.] [LL. inculpatus, p. p. of inculpare to blame; pref. in- in + culpa fault. See {Culpable}.] Note: [A word of recent introduction.] To blame; to impute guilt to; to accuse; to involve or implicate in guilt. That risk could only exculpate her and not inculpate them -- the probabilities protected them so perfectly. --H. James. | |
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Inculpate \In*cul"pate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inculpated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Inculpating}.] [LL. inculpatus, p. p. of inculpare to blame; pref. in- in + culpa fault. See {Culpable}.] Note: [A word of recent introduction.] To blame; to impute guilt to; to accuse; to involve or implicate in guilt. That risk could only exculpate her and not inculpate them -- the probabilities protected them so perfectly. --H. James. | |
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Inculpation \In`cul*pa"tion\, n. [Cf. F. inculpation.] Blame; censure; crimination. --Jefferson. | |
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Inculpatory \In*cul"pa*to*ry\, a. Imputing blame; criminatory; compromising; implicating. | |
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Incult \In*cult"\, a. [L. incultus; pref. in- not + cultus, p. p. of colere to cultivate: cf. F. inculte.] Untilled; uncultivated; crude; rude; uncivilized. Germany then, says Tacitus, was incult and horrid, now full of magnificent cities. --Burton. His style is diffuse and incult. --M. W. Shelley. | |
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Incultivated \In*cul"ti*va`ted\, a. Uncultivated. [Obs.] --Sir T. Herbert. | |
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Incultivation \In*cul`ti*va"tion\, n. Want of cultivation. [Obs.] --Berington. | |
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Inculture \In*cul"ture\ (?; 135), n. [Pref. in- not + culture: cf. F. inculture.] Want or neglect of cultivation or culture. [Obs.] --Feltham. | |
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Inequal \In*e"qual\, a. [L. inaequalis. See {In-} not, and {Equal}.] Unequal; uneven; various. [Obs.] --Chaucer. | |
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Inequality \In`e*qual"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Inequalities}. [L. inaequalitas.] 1. The quality of being unequal; difference, or want of equality, in any respect; lack of uniformity; disproportion; unevenness; disparity; diversity; as, an inequality in size, stature, numbers, power, distances, motions, rank, property, etc. There is so great an inequality in the length of our legs and arms as makes it impossible for us to walk on all four. --Ray. Notwithstanding which inequality of number, it was resolved in a council of war to fight the Dutch fleet. --Ludlow. Sympathy is rarely strong where there is a great inequality of condition. --Macaulay. 2. Unevenness; want of levelness; the alternate rising and falling of a surface; as, the inequalities of the surface of the earth, or of a marble slab, etc. The country is cut into so many hills and inequalities as renders it defensible. --Addison. 3. Variableness; changeableness; inconstancy; lack of smoothness or equability; deviation; unsteadiness, as of the weather, feelings, etc. Inequality of air is ever an enemy to health. --Bacon. 4. Disproportion to any office or purpose; inadequacy; competency; as, the inequality of terrestrial things to the wants of a rational soul. --South. 5. (Alg.) An expression consisting of two unequal quantities, with the sign of inequality ([gt] or [lt]) between them; as, the inequality 2 [lt] 3, or 4 [gt] 1. 6. (Astron.) An irregularity, or a deviation, in the motion of a planet or satellite from its uniform mean motion; the amount of such deviation. | |
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Inequality \In`e*qual"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Inequalities}. [L. inaequalitas.] 1. The quality of being unequal; difference, or want of equality, in any respect; lack of uniformity; disproportion; unevenness; disparity; diversity; as, an inequality in size, stature, numbers, power, distances, motions, rank, property, etc. There is so great an inequality in the length of our legs and arms as makes it impossible for us to walk on all four. --Ray. Notwithstanding which inequality of number, it was resolved in a council of war to fight the Dutch fleet. --Ludlow. Sympathy is rarely strong where there is a great inequality of condition. --Macaulay. 2. Unevenness; want of levelness; the alternate rising and falling of a surface; as, the inequalities of the surface of the earth, or of a marble slab, etc. The country is cut into so many hills and inequalities as renders it defensible. --Addison. 3. Variableness; changeableness; inconstancy; lack of smoothness or equability; deviation; unsteadiness, as of the weather, feelings, etc. Inequality of air is ever an enemy to health. --Bacon. 4. Disproportion to any office or purpose; inadequacy; competency; as, the inequality of terrestrial things to the wants of a rational soul. --South. 5. (Alg.) An expression consisting of two unequal quantities, with the sign of inequality ([gt] or [lt]) between them; as, the inequality 2 [lt] 3, or 4 [gt] 1. 6. (Astron.) An irregularity, or a deviation, in the motion of a planet or satellite from its uniform mean motion; the amount of such deviation. | |
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Inequilateral \In*e`qui*lat"er*al\, a. 1. Having unequal sides; unsymmetrical; unequal-sided. 2. (Zo[94]l.) Having the two ends unequal, as in the clam, quahaug, and most lamellibranch shells. | |
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Inequilobate \In*e`qui*lo"bate\, a. [Pref. in- not + equi- + lobate.] (Biol.) Unequally lobed; cut into lobes of different shapes or sizes. | |
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Inexhalable \In`ex*hal"a*ble\, a. Incapable of being exhaled. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne. | |
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d8Inghalla \[d8]In*ghal"la\, n. (Zo[94]l.) The reedbuck of South Africa. [Written also {ingali}.] | |
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Ingelable \In*gel"a*ble\, a. Not congealable. | |
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Rietboc \Riet"boc\, n. [D. riet reed + bok buck.] (Zo[94]l.) The reedbuck, a South African antelope ({Cervicapra arundinacea}); -- so called from its frequenting dry places covered with high grass or reeds. Its color is yellowish brown. Called also {inghalla}, and {rietbok}. | |
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Ingle \In"gle\, n. [Gael. & Ir. aingeali fire; cf. L. igniculusi spark, dim. of ignis fire. Cf. {Ignite}.] Flame; blaze; a fire; a fireplace. [Obs. or Scot.] --Burns. {Ingle nock}, the chimney corner. {Ingle side}, Ingle cheek, the fireside. | |
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Ingle \In"gle\, n. [Written also engle, enghle: cf. Gael. & Ir. aingeal an angel. Cf. {Engle}.] A paramour; a favourite; a sweetheart; an engle. [Obs.] --Toone. | |
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Ingle \In"gle\, v. t. To cajole or coax; to wheedle. See {Engle}. [Obs.] | |
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Ingle \In"gle\, n. [Gael. & Ir. aingeali fire; cf. L. igniculusi spark, dim. of ignis fire. Cf. {Ignite}.] Flame; blaze; a fire; a fireplace. [Obs. or Scot.] --Burns. {Ingle nock}, the chimney corner. {Ingle side}, Ingle cheek, the fireside. | |
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Ingle \In"gle\, n. [Gael. & Ir. aingeali fire; cf. L. igniculusi spark, dim. of ignis fire. Cf. {Ignite}.] Flame; blaze; a fire; a fireplace. [Obs. or Scot.] --Burns. {Ingle nock}, the chimney corner. {Ingle side}, Ingle cheek, the fireside. | |
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Inglobate \In*glo"bate\, a. In the form of a globe or sphere; -- applied to nebulous matter collected into a sphere by the force of gravitation. | |
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Inglobe \In*globe"\, v. t. To infix, as in a globe; to fix or secure firmly. [Obs.] --Milton. | |
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Inglorious \In*glo"ri*ous\, a. [L. inglorious; pref. in- not + gloria glory, fame: cf. F. inglorieux. See {Glory}.] 1. Not glorious; not bringing honor or glory; not accompanied with fame, honor, or celebrity; obscure; humble; as, an inglorious life of ease. --Shak. My next desire is, void of care and strife, To lead a soft, secure, inglorious life. --Dryden. Some mute inglorious Milton here may rest. --Gray. 2. Shameful; disgraceful; ignominious; as, inglorious flight, defeat, etc. Inglorious shelter in an alien land. --J. Philips. | |
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Ingloriously \In*glo"ri*ous*ly\, adv. In an inglorious manner; dishonorably; with shame; ignominiously; obscurely. | |
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Ingloriousness \In*glo"ri*ous*ness\, n. The state of being inglorious. | |
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Inglut \In*glut"\, v. t. To glut. [R.] --Ascham. | |
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Ingluvial \In*glu"vi*al\, a. (Zo[94]l.) Of or pertaining to the indulges or crop of birds. | |
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Ingluvious \In*glu"vi*ous\, a. Gluttonous. [Obs.] --Blount. | |
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Inguilty \In*guilt"y\, a. Not guilty. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall. | |
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Ingulf \In*gulf"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ingulfed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ingulfing}.] [Cf. {Engulf}.] [Written also {engulf}.] To swallow up or overwhelm in, or as in, a gulf; to cast into a gulf. See {Engulf}. A river large . . . Passed underneath ingulfed. --Milton. | |
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Ingulf \In*gulf"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ingulfed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ingulfing}.] [Cf. {Engulf}.] [Written also {engulf}.] To swallow up or overwhelm in, or as in, a gulf; to cast into a gulf. See {Engulf}. A river large . . . Passed underneath ingulfed. --Milton. | |
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Ingulf \In*gulf"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ingulfed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ingulfing}.] [Cf. {Engulf}.] [Written also {engulf}.] To swallow up or overwhelm in, or as in, a gulf; to cast into a gulf. See {Engulf}. A river large . . . Passed underneath ingulfed. --Milton. | |
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Ingulfment \In*gulf"ment\, n. The act of ingulfing, or the state of being ingulfed. | |
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Inisle \In*isle"\, v. t. [Cf. {Enisled}.] To form into an island; to surround. [Obs.] --Drayton. | |
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Injelly \In*jel"ly\, v. t. To place in jelly. [R.] | |
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Inkle \In"kle\, v. t. [OE. inklen to hint; cf. Dan. ymte to whisper.] To guess. [Prov. Eng.] [bd]She inkled what it was.[b8] --R. D. Blackmore. | |
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Inkle \In"kle\, n. [Prob.the same word as lingle, the first l being mistaken for the definite article in French. See {Lingle}.] A kind of tape or braid. --Shak. | |
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Inkling \In"kling\, n. A hint; an intimation. The least inkling or glimpse of this island. --Bacon. They had some inkling of secret messages. --Clarendon. | |
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Inoculability \In*oc`u*la*bil"i*ty\, n. The qual ity or state of being inoculable. | |
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Inoculable \In*oc"u*la*ble\, a. [See {Inoculate}.] Capable of being inoculated; capable of communicating disease, or of being communicated, by inoculation. | |
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Inocular \In*oc"u*lar\, a. (Zo[94]l) Inserted in the corner of the eye; -- said of the antenn[?] of certain insects. | |
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Inoculate \In*oc"u*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inoculated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Inoculating},.] [L. inoculatus, p. p. of inoculare to ingraft; pref. in- in,on + oculare to furnish with eyes, fr. oculus an eye, also, a bud. See {Ocular}.] 1. To bud; to insert, or graft, as the bud of a tree or plant in another tree or plant. 2. To insert a foreign bud into; as, to inoculate a tree. 3. (Med.) To communicate a disease to ( a person ) by inserting infectious matter in the skin or flesh; as, to inoculate a person with the virus of smallpox,rabies, etc. See {Vaccinate}. 4. Fig.: To introduce into the mind; -- used especially of harmful ideas or principles; to imbue; as, to inoculate one with treason or infidelity. | |
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Inoculate \In*oc"u*late\, v. i. 1. To graft by inserting buds. 2. To communicate disease by inoculation. | |
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Inoculate \In*oc"u*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inoculated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Inoculating},.] [L. inoculatus, p. p. of inoculare to ingraft; pref. in- in,on + oculare to furnish with eyes, fr. oculus an eye, also, a bud. See {Ocular}.] 1. To bud; to insert, or graft, as the bud of a tree or plant in another tree or plant. 2. To insert a foreign bud into; as, to inoculate a tree. 3. (Med.) To communicate a disease to ( a person ) by inserting infectious matter in the skin or flesh; as, to inoculate a person with the virus of smallpox,rabies, etc. See {Vaccinate}. 4. Fig.: To introduce into the mind; -- used especially of harmful ideas or principles; to imbue; as, to inoculate one with treason or infidelity. | |
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Inoculate \In*oc"u*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inoculated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Inoculating},.] [L. inoculatus, p. p. of inoculare to ingraft; pref. in- in,on + oculare to furnish with eyes, fr. oculus an eye, also, a bud. See {Ocular}.] 1. To bud; to insert, or graft, as the bud of a tree or plant in another tree or plant. 2. To insert a foreign bud into; as, to inoculate a tree. 3. (Med.) To communicate a disease to ( a person ) by inserting infectious matter in the skin or flesh; as, to inoculate a person with the virus of smallpox,rabies, etc. See {Vaccinate}. 4. Fig.: To introduce into the mind; -- used especially of harmful ideas or principles; to imbue; as, to inoculate one with treason or infidelity. | |
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Inoculation \In*oc"u*la"tion\, n. [L. inoculatio: cf. F. inoculation.] 1. The act or art of inoculating trees or plants. 2. (Med.) The act or practice of communicating a disease to a person in health, by inserting contagious matter in his skin or flesh. Note: The use was formerly limited to the intentional communication of the smallpox, but is now extended to include any similar introduction of modified virus; as, the inoculation of rabies by Pasteur. 3. Fig.: The communication of principles, especially false principles, to the mind. | |
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Inoculator \In*oc"u*la`tor\, n. [L.: cf. F. inoculateur.] One who inoculates; one who propagates plants or diseases by inoculation. | |
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Inosculate \In*os"cu*late\, v. t. 1. To unite by apposition or contact, as two vessels in an animal body. --Berkeley. 2. To unite intimately; to cause to become as one. They were still together, grew (For so they said themselves) inosculated. --Tennyson. | |
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Inosculate \In*os"cu*late\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Inosculated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Inosculating}.] [Pref. in- in + osculate.] 1. To unite by apposition or contact, as two tubular vessels at their extremities; to anastomose. 2. To intercommunicate; to interjoin. The several monthly divisions of the journal may inosculate, but not the several volumes. --De Quincey. | |
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Inosculate \In*os"cu*late\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Inosculated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Inosculating}.] [Pref. in- in + osculate.] 1. To unite by apposition or contact, as two tubular vessels at their extremities; to anastomose. 2. To intercommunicate; to interjoin. The several monthly divisions of the journal may inosculate, but not the several volumes. --De Quincey. | |
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Inosculate \In*os"cu*late\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Inosculated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Inosculating}.] [Pref. in- in + osculate.] 1. To unite by apposition or contact, as two tubular vessels at their extremities; to anastomose. 2. To intercommunicate; to interjoin. The several monthly divisions of the journal may inosculate, but not the several volumes. --De Quincey. | |
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Inosculation \In*os`cu*la"tion\, n. [Cf. F. inosculation.] The junction or connection of vessels, channels, or passages, so that their contents pass from one to the other; union by mouths or ducts; anastomosis; intercommunication; as, inosculation of veins, etc. --Ray. | |
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Inquiline \In"qui*line\, n. [L. inquilinus a tenant, lodger.] (Zo[94]l.) A gallfly which deposits its eggs in galls formed by other insects. | |
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Insalivation \In*sal`i*va"tion\, n. (Physiol.) The mixing of the food with the saliva and other secretions of the mouth in eating. | |
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Insalubrious \In`sa*lu"bri*ous\, a. [Pref. in- not + salubrious: cf. L. insalubris, F. insalubre.] Not salubrious or healthful; unwholesome; as, an insalubrious air or climate. | |
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Insalubrity \In`sa*lu"bri*ty\, n. [Cf.F. insalubrite.] Unhealthfulness; unwholesomeness; as, the insalubrity of air, water, or climate. --Boyle. | |
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Insalutary \In*sal"u*ta*ry\, a. [L. insaluteris : cf. F. insalutaire. See {In-} not, and {Salutary}.] 1. Not salutary or wholesome; unfavorable to health. 2. Not tending to safety; productive of evil. | |
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Insculp \In*sculp"\, v. t. [L. insculpere: cf. F. insculper. See 1st {In-}, and {Sculptor}.] To engrave; to carve; to sculpture. [Obs. & R.] --Shak. Which he insculped in two likely stones. --Drayton. | |
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Insculption \In*sculp"tion\, n. Inscription. [Obs.] | |
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Insculpture \In*sculp"ture\, n. An engraving, carving, or inscription. [Obs.] On his gravestone this insculpture. --Shak. | |
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Insculptured \In*sculp"tured\, p. a. Engraved. --Glover. | |
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Inshell \In*shell"\, v. t. To hide in a shell. [Obs.] --Shak. | |
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Insolate \In"so*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Insolated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Insolating}.] [L. insolatus, p. p. of insolare to expose to the sun; pref. in- in + sol the sun.] To dry in, or to expose to, the sun's rays; to ripen or prepare by such exposure. --Johnson. | |
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Insolate \In"so*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Insolated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Insolating}.] [L. insolatus, p. p. of insolare to expose to the sun; pref. in- in + sol the sun.] To dry in, or to expose to, the sun's rays; to ripen or prepare by such exposure. --Johnson. | |
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Insolate \In"so*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Insolated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Insolating}.] [L. insolatus, p. p. of insolare to expose to the sun; pref. in- in + sol the sun.] To dry in, or to expose to, the sun's rays; to ripen or prepare by such exposure. --Johnson. | |
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Insolation \In`so*la"tion\, n. [L. insolatio: cf. F. insolation.] 1. The act or process to exposing to the rays of the sun fro the purpose of drying or maturing, as fruits, drugs, etc., or of rendering acid, as vinegar. 2. (Med.) (a) A sunstroke. (b) Exposure of a patient to the sun's rays; a sun bath. | |
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Insole \In"sole`\, n. The inside sole of a boot or shoe; also, a loose, thin strip of leather, felt, etc., placed inside the shoe for warmth or ease. | |
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Insolence \In"so*lence\, n. [F. insolence, L. insolentia. See {Insolent}.] 1. The quality of being unusual or novel. [Obs.] --Spenser. 2. The quality of being insolent; pride or haughtiness manifested in contemptuous and overbearing treatment of others; arrogant contempt; brutal impudence. Flown with insolence and wine. --Milton. 3. Insolent conduct or treatment; insult. Loaded with fetters and insolences from the soldiers. --Fuller. | |
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Insolence \In"so*lence\, v. t. To insult. [Obs.] --Eikon Basilike. | |
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Insolency \In"so*len*cy\, n. Insolence. [R.] --Evelyn. | |
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Insolent \In"so*lent\, a. [F. insolent, L. insolens, -entis, pref. in- not + solens accustomed, p. pr. of solere to be accustomed.] 1. Deviating from that which is customary; novel; strange; unusual. [Obs.] If one chance to derive any word from the Latin which is insolent to their ears . . . they forth with make a jest at it. --Pettie. If any should accuse me of being new or insolent. --Milton. 2. Haughty and contemptuous or brutal in behavior or language; overbearing; domineering; grossly rude or disrespectful; saucy; as, an insolent master; an insolent servant. [bd]A paltry, insolent fellow.[b8] --Shak. Insolent is he that despiseth in his judgment all other folks as in regard of his value, of his cunning, of his speaking, and of his bearing. --Chaucer. Can you not see? or will ye not observe . . . How insolent of late he is become, How proud, how peremptory? --Shak. 3. Proceeding from or characterized by insolence; insulting; as, insolent words or behavior. Their insolent triumph excited . . . indignation. --Macaulay. Syn: Overbearing; insulting; abusive; offensive; saucy; impudent; audacious; pert; impertinent; rude; reproachful; opprobrious. Usage: {Insolent}, {Insulting}. Insolent, in its primitive sense, simply denoted unusual; and to act insolently was to act in violation of the established rules of social intercourse. He who did this was insolent; and thus the word became one of the most offensive in our language, indicating gross disregard for the feelings of others. Insulting denotes a personal attack, either in words or actions, indicative either of scorn or triumph. Compare {Impertinent}, {Affront}, {Impudence}. | |
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Insolently \In"so*lent*ly\, adv. In an insolent manner. | |
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Insolidity \In`so*lid"i*ty\, n. [Pref. in- not + solidity: cf. F. insolidit[82].] Want of solidity; weakness; as, the insolidity of an argument. [R.] --Dr. H. More. | |
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Insolubility \In*sol`u*bil"i*ty\, n. [L. insolubilitas: cf. F. insolubilit[82].] 1. The quality or state of being insoluble or not dissolvable, as in a fluid. 2. The quality of being inexplicable or insolvable. | |
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Insoluble \In*sol"u*ble\, a. [L. insolubilis indissoluble, that can not be loosed: cf. F. insoluble. See {In-} not, and {Soluble}, and cf. {Insolvable}.] 1. Not soluble; in capable or difficult of being dissolved, as by a liquid; as, chalk is insoluble in water. 2. Not to be solved or explained; insolvable; as, an insoluble doubt, question, or difficulty. 3. Strong. [bd]An insoluble wall.[b8] [Obs.] --Holland | |
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Phosphoric \Phos*phor"ic\, a. [Cf. F. phosphorique.] 1. (Chem.) Of or pertaining to phosphorus; resembling, or containing, from us; specifically, designating those compounds in which phosphorus has a higher valence as contrasted with the phosphorous compounds. 2. Phosphorescent. [bd]A phosphoric sea.[b8] --Byron. {Glacial phosphoric acid}. (Chem.) (a) Metaphosphoric acid in the form of glassy semitransparent masses or sticks. (b) Pure normal phosphoric acid. {Phosphoric acid} (Chem.), a white crystalline substance, {H3PO4}, which is the most highly oxidized acid of phosphorus, and forms an important and extensive series of compounds, viz., the phosphates. {Soluble phosphoric acid}, {Insoluble phosphoric acid} (Agric. Chem.), phosphoric acid combined in acid salts, or in neutral or basic salts, which are respectively soluble and insoluble in water or in plant juices. {Reverted phosphoric acid} (Agric. Chem.), phosphoric acid changed from acid (soluble) salts back to neutral or basic (insoluble) salts. | |
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Prussian \Prus"sian\, a. [From Prussia, the country: cf. F. prussien.] Of or pertaining to Prussia. -- n. A native or inhabitant of Prussia. {Prussian blue} (Chem.), any one of several complex double cyanides of ferrous and ferric iron; specifically, a dark blue amorphous substance having a coppery luster, obtained by adding a solution of potassium ferrocyanide (yellow prussiate of potash) to a ferric salt. It is used in dyeing, in ink, etc. Called also {Williamson's blue}, {insoluble Prussian blue}, {Berlin blue}, etc. {Prussian carp} (Zo[94]l.) See {Gibel}. {Prussian green}. (Chem.) Same as {Berlin green}, under {Berlin}. | |
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Insolubleness \In*sol"u*ble*ness\, n. The quality or state of being insoluble; insolubility. --Boyle. | |
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Insolvable \In*solv"a*ble\, a. 1. Not solvable; insoluble; admitting no solution or explanation; as, an insolvable problem or difficulty. --I. Watts. 2. Incapable of being paid or discharged, as debts. 3. Not capable of being loosed or disentangled; inextricable. [bd]Bands insolvable.[b8] --Pope. | |
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Insolvency \In*sol"ven*cy\, n.; pl. {Insolvencies}. (Law) (a) The condition of being insolvent; the state or condition of a person who is insolvent; the condition of one who is unable to pay his debts as they fall due, or in the usual course of trade and business; as, a merchant's insolvency. (b) Insufficiency to discharge all debts of the owner; as, the insolvency of an estate. {Act of insolvency}. See {Insolvent law} under {Insolvent}, a. | |
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Insolvency \In*sol"ven*cy\, n.; pl. {Insolvencies}. (Law) (a) The condition of being insolvent; the state or condition of a person who is insolvent; the condition of one who is unable to pay his debts as they fall due, or in the usual course of trade and business; as, a merchant's insolvency. (b) Insufficiency to discharge all debts of the owner; as, the insolvency of an estate. {Act of insolvency}. See {Insolvent law} under {Insolvent}, a. | |
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Insolvent \In*sol"vent\, n. (Law) One who is insolvent; as insolvent debtor; -- in England, before 1861, especially applied to persons not traders. --Bouvier. | |
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Insolvent \In*sol"vent\, a. [Pref. in- not + solvent: cf. OF. insolvent.] (Law) (a) Not solvent; not having sufficient estate to pay one's debts; unable to pay one's debts as they fall due, in the ordinary course of trade and business; as, in insolvent debtor. (b) Not sufficient to pay all the debts of the owner; as, an insolvent estate. (c) Relating to persons unable to pay their debts. {Insolvent law}, [or] {Act of insolvency}, a law affording relief, -- subject to various modifications in different States, -- to insolvent debtors, upon their delivering up their property for the benefit of their creditors. See {Bankrupt law}, under {Bankrupt}, a. | |
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Insolvent \In*sol"vent\, a. [Pref. in- not + solvent: cf. OF. insolvent.] (Law) (a) Not solvent; not having sufficient estate to pay one's debts; unable to pay one's debts as they fall due, in the ordinary course of trade and business; as, in insolvent debtor. (b) Not sufficient to pay all the debts of the owner; as, an insolvent estate. (c) Relating to persons unable to pay their debts. {Insolvent law}, [or] {Act of insolvency}, a law affording relief, -- subject to various modifications in different States, -- to insolvent debtors, upon their delivering up their property for the benefit of their creditors. See {Bankrupt law}, under {Bankrupt}, a. | |
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Insoul \In*soul"\, v. t. To set a soul in; reflexively, to fix one's strongest affections on. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor. [He] could not but insoul himself in her. --Feltham. | |
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Insular \In"su*lar\, a. [L. insularis, fr. insula island: cf. F. insulaire. See {Isle}.] 1. Of or pertaining to an island; of the nature, or possessing the characteristics, of an island; as, an insular climate, fauna, etc. 2. Of or pertaining to the people of an island; narrow; circumscribed; illiberal; contracted; as, insular habits, opinions, or prejudices. The penury of insular conversation. --Johnson. | |
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Insular \In"su*lar\, n. An islander. [R.] --Berkeley. | |
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Insularity \In`su*lar"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. insularit[82].] 1. The state or quality of being an island or consisting of islands; insulation. The insularity of Britain was first shown by Agricola, who sent his fleet round it. --Pinkerton. 2. Narrowness or illiberality of opinion; prejudice; exclusiveness; as, the insularity of the Chinese or of the aristocracy. | |
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Insularly \In"su*lar*ly\, adv. In an insular manner. | |
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Insulary \In"su*la*ry\, a. Insular. [Obs.] --Howell. | |
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Insulate \In"su*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Insulated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Insulating}.] [L. insulatus insulated, fr. insula island. See {Isle}, and cf. {Isolate}.] 1. To make an island of. [Obs.] --Pennant. 2. To place in a detached situation, or in a state having no communication with surrounding objects; to isolate; to separate. 3. (Elec. & Thermotics) To prevent the transfer o[?] electricity or heat to or from (bodies) by the interposition of nonconductors. {Insulating stool} (Elec.), a stool with legs of glass or some other nonconductor of electricity, used for insulating a person or any object placed upon it. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Insulated \In"su*la`ted\, p. a. 1. Standing by itself; not being contiguous to other bodies; separated; unconnected; isolated; as, an insulated house or column. The special and insulated situation of the Jews. --De Quincey. 2. (Elect. & Thermotics) Separated from other bodies by means of nonconductors of heat or electricity. 3. (Astron.) Situated at so great a distance as to be beyond the effect of gravitation; -- said of stars supposed to be so far apart that the affect of their mutual attraction is insensible. --C. A. Young. {Insulated wire}, wire wound with silk, or covered with other nonconducting material, for electrical use. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Insulate \In"su*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Insulated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Insulating}.] [L. insulatus insulated, fr. insula island. See {Isle}, and cf. {Isolate}.] 1. To make an island of. [Obs.] --Pennant. 2. To place in a detached situation, or in a state having no communication with surrounding objects; to isolate; to separate. 3. (Elec. & Thermotics) To prevent the transfer o[?] electricity or heat to or from (bodies) by the interposition of nonconductors. {Insulating stool} (Elec.), a stool with legs of glass or some other nonconductor of electricity, used for insulating a person or any object placed upon it. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Insulated \In"su*la`ted\, p. a. 1. Standing by itself; not being contiguous to other bodies; separated; unconnected; isolated; as, an insulated house or column. The special and insulated situation of the Jews. --De Quincey. 2. (Elect. & Thermotics) Separated from other bodies by means of nonconductors of heat or electricity. 3. (Astron.) Situated at so great a distance as to be beyond the effect of gravitation; -- said of stars supposed to be so far apart that the affect of their mutual attraction is insensible. --C. A. Young. {Insulated wire}, wire wound with silk, or covered with other nonconducting material, for electrical use. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Insulate \In"su*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Insulated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Insulating}.] [L. insulatus insulated, fr. insula island. See {Isle}, and cf. {Isolate}.] 1. To make an island of. [Obs.] --Pennant. 2. To place in a detached situation, or in a state having no communication with surrounding objects; to isolate; to separate. 3. (Elec. & Thermotics) To prevent the transfer o[?] electricity or heat to or from (bodies) by the interposition of nonconductors. {Insulating stool} (Elec.), a stool with legs of glass or some other nonconductor of electricity, used for insulating a person or any object placed upon it. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Insulate \In"su*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Insulated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Insulating}.] [L. insulatus insulated, fr. insula island. See {Isle}, and cf. {Isolate}.] 1. To make an island of. [Obs.] --Pennant. 2. To place in a detached situation, or in a state having no communication with surrounding objects; to isolate; to separate. 3. (Elec. & Thermotics) To prevent the transfer o[?] electricity or heat to or from (bodies) by the interposition of nonconductors. {Insulating stool} (Elec.), a stool with legs of glass or some other nonconductor of electricity, used for insulating a person or any object placed upon it. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Insulation \In`su*la"tion\, n. 1. The act of insulating, or the state of being insulated; detachment from other objects; isolation. 2. (Elec. & Thermotics) The act of separating a body from others by nonconductors, so as to prevent the transfer of electricity or of heat; also, the state of a body so separated. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Insulation \In`su*la"tion\, n. The material or substance used in insulating. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Insulator \In"su*la`tor\, n. 1. One who, or that which, insulates. 2. (Elec. & Thermotics) The substance or body that insulates; a nonconductor. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Insulite \In"su*lite\, n. (Elec.) An insulating material, usually some variety of compressed cellulose, made of sawdust, paper pulp, cotton waste, etc. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Insulous \In"su*lous\, a. [L. insulosus, fr. insula island.] Abounding in islands. [R.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Insulse \In*sulse"\, a. [L. insulsus; pref. in- not + salsus salted, fr. salire, salsum, to salt.] Insipid; dull; stupid. [Obs.] --Milton. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Insulsity \In*sul"si*ty\, n. [L. insulsitas.] Insipidity; stupidity; dullness. [Obs.] The insulsity of mortal tongues. --Milton. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Insult \In"sult\, n. [L. insultus, fr. insilire to leap upon: cf. F. insulte. See {Insult}, v. t.] 1. The act of leaping on; onset; attack. [Obs.] --Dryden. 2. Gross abuse offered to another, either by word or act; an act or speech of insolence or contempt; an affront; an indignity. The ruthless sneer that insult adds to grief. --Savage. Syn: Affront; indignity; abuse; outrage; contumely. See {Affront}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Insult \In*sult"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Insulted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Insulting}.] [F. insulter, L. insultare, freq. fr. insilire to leap into or upon; pref. in- in, on + salire to leap. See {Salient}.] 1. To leap or trample upon; to make a sudden onset upon. [Obs.] --Shak. 2. To treat with abuse, insolence, indignity, or contempt, by word or action; to abuse; as, to call a man a coward or a liar, or to sneer at him, is to insult him. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Insult \In*sult"\, v. i. 1. To leap or jump. Give me thy knife, I will insult on him. --Shak. Like the frogs in the apologue, insulting upon their wooden king. --Jer. Taylor. 2. To behave with insolence; to exult. [Archaic] The lion being dead, even hares insult. --Daniel. An unwillingness to insult over their helpless fatuity. --Landor. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Insultable \In*sult"a*ble\, a. Capable of being insulted or affronted. [R.] --Emerson. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Insultation \In`sul*ta"tion\, n. [L. insultatio, fr. insultare: cf. OF. insultation.] 1. The act of insulting; abusive or insolent treatment; insult. [Obs.] --Feltham. 2. Exultation. [Obs.] --Is. xiv. (heading). | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Insult \In*sult"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Insulted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Insulting}.] [F. insulter, L. insultare, freq. fr. insilire to leap into or upon; pref. in- in, on + salire to leap. See {Salient}.] 1. To leap or trample upon; to make a sudden onset upon. [Obs.] --Shak. 2. To treat with abuse, insolence, indignity, or contempt, by word or action; to abuse; as, to call a man a coward or a liar, or to sneer at him, is to insult him. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Insulter \In*sult"er\, n. One who insults. --Shak. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Insulting \In*sult"ing\, a. Containing, or characterized by, insult or abuse; tending to insult or affront; as, insulting language, treatment, etc. -- {In*sult"ing*ly}, adv. Syn: Insolent; impertinent; saucy; rude; abusive; contemptuous. See {Insolent}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Insult \In*sult"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Insulted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Insulting}.] [F. insulter, L. insultare, freq. fr. insilire to leap into or upon; pref. in- in, on + salire to leap. See {Salient}.] 1. To leap or trample upon; to make a sudden onset upon. [Obs.] --Shak. 2. To treat with abuse, insolence, indignity, or contempt, by word or action; to abuse; as, to call a man a coward or a liar, or to sneer at him, is to insult him. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Insulting \In*sult"ing\, a. Containing, or characterized by, insult or abuse; tending to insult or affront; as, insulting language, treatment, etc. -- {In*sult"ing*ly}, adv. Syn: Insolent; impertinent; saucy; rude; abusive; contemptuous. See {Insolent}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Insultment \In*sult"ment\, n. Insolent treatment; insult. [Obs.] [bd]My speech of insultment ended.[b8] --Shak. | |
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From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
include vt. [Usenet] 1. To duplicate a portion (or whole) of another's message (typically with attribution to the source) in a reply or followup, for clarifying the context of one's response. See the discussion of inclusion styles under "Hacker Writing Style". 2. [from {C}] `#include block}s to refer to a notional `standard {disclaimer} file'. | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
include war n. Excessive multi-leveled inclusion within a discussion {thread}, a practice that tends to annoy readers. In a forum with high-traffic newsgroups, such as Usenet, this can lead to {flame}s and the urge to start a {kill file}. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
include [{Usenet}] 1. To duplicate a portion (or whole) of another's message (typically with attribution to the source) in a reply or followup, for clarifying the context of one's response. See the discussion of inclusion styles under "Hacker Writing Style". 2. [{C}] "#include block}s to refer to a notional "standard {disclaimer} file". [{Jargon File}] | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
include war Excessive multi-leveled including within a discussion {thread}, a practice that tends to annoy readers. In a forum with high-traffic newsgroups, such as {Usenet}, this can lead to {flame}s and the urge to start a {kill file}. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
inclusive inclusive iff For any {chain} C, a subset of D, and for all c in C, P(c) => P(lub C) In other words, if the predicate holds for all elements of an increasing sequence then it holds for their {least upper bound}. ("lub is written in {LaTeX} as {\sqcup}). (1995-02-03) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Inglish like "The Hobbit". Inglish could distinguish between "take the rope and axe" and "take the money and run". (1995-06-27) |