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   ice up
         v 1: become covered with a layer of ice; of a surface such as a
               window; "When the wings iced up, the pilot was forced to
               land his plane" [syn: {ice up}, {frost over}, {ice over}]

English Dictionary: ice up by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Igbo
n
  1. a member of the largest ethnic group in southeastern Nigeria; "most Igbo are farmers"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Itzibu \It"zi*bu\, n. [Jap. ichibu.] (Numis.)
      A silver coin of Japan, worth about thirty-four cents.
      [Written also {itzebu}, {ichebu}, {itcheboo}, etc.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Issue \Is"sue\, n. [OF. issue, eissue, F. issue, fr. OF. issir,
      eissir, to go out, L. exire; ex out of, from + ire to go,
      akin to Gr. 'ie`nai, Skr. i, Goth. iddja went, used as
      prefect of gaggan to go. Cf. {Ambition}, {Count} a nobleman,
      {Commence}, {Errant}, {Exit}, {Eyre}, {Initial}, {Yede}
      went.]
      1. The act of passing or flowing out; a moving out from any
            inclosed place; egress; as, the issue of water from a
            pipe, of blood from a wound, of air from a bellows, of
            people from a house.
  
      2. The act of sending out, or causing to go forth; delivery;
            issuance; as, the issue of an order from a commanding
            officer; the issue of money from a treasury.
  
      3. That which passes, flows, or is sent out; the whole
            quantity sent forth or emitted at one time; as, an issue
            of bank notes; the daily issue of a newspaper.
  
      4. Progeny; a child or children; offspring. In law,
            sometimes, in a general sense, all persons descended from
            a common ancestor; all lineal descendants.
  
                     If the king Should without issue die. --Shak.
  
      5. Produce of the earth, or profits of land, tenements, or
            other property; as, A conveyed to B all his right for a
            term of years, with all the issues, rents, and profits.
  
      6. A discharge of flux, as of blood. --Matt. ix. 20.
  
      7. (Med.) An artificial ulcer, usually made in the fleshy
            part of the arm or leg, to produce the secretion and
            discharge of pus for the relief of some affected part.
  
      8. The final outcome or result; upshot; conclusion; event;
            hence, contest; test; trial.
  
                     Come forth to view The issue of the exploit. --Shak.
  
                     While it is hot, I 'll put it to the issue. --Shak.
  
      9. A point in debate or controversy on which the parties take
            affirmative and negative positions; a presentation of
            alternatives between which to choose or decide.
  
      10. (Law) In pleading, a single material point of law or fact
            depending in the suit, which, being affirmed on the one
            side and denied on the other, is presented for
            determination. See {General issue}, under {General}, and
            {Feigned issue}, under {Feigned}. --Blount. Cowell.
  
      {At issue}, in controversy; disputed; opposing or contesting;
            hence, at variance; disagreeing; inconsistent.
  
                     As much at issue with the summer day As if you
                     brought a candle out of doors.            --Mrs.
                                                                              Browning.
           
  
      {Bank of issue}, {Collateral issue}, etc. See under {Bank},
            {Collateral}, etc.
  
      {Issue pea}, a pea, or a similar round body, used to maintain
            irritation in a wound, and promote the secretion and
            discharge of pus.
  
      {To join}, [or] {take}, {issue}, to take opposing sides in a
            matter in controversy.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Pea \Pea\, n.; pl. {Peas}or {Pease}. [OE. pese, fr. AS. pisa, or
      OF. peis, F. pois; both fr. L. pisum; cf. Gr. [?], [?]. The
      final s was misunderstood in English as a plural ending. Cf.
      {Pease}.]
      1. (Bot.) A plant, and its fruit, of the genus {Pisum}, of
            many varieties, much cultivated for food. It has a
            papilionaceous flower, and the pericarp is a legume,
            popularly called a pod.
  
      Note: When a definite number, more than one, is spoken of,
               the plural form peas is used; as, the pod contained
               nine peas; but, in a collective sense, the form pease
               is preferred; as, a bushel of pease; they had pease at
               dinner. This distinction is not always preserved, the
               form peas being used in both senses.
  
      2. A name given, especially in the Southern States, to the
            seed of several leguminous plants (species of {Dolichos},
            {Cicer}, {Abrus}, etc.) esp. those having a scar (hilum)
            of a different color from the rest of the seed.
  
      Note: The name pea is given to many leguminous plants more or
               less closely related to the common pea. See the
               Phrases, below.
  
      {Beach pea} (Bot.), a seashore plant, {Lathyrus maritimus}.
           
  
      {Black-eyed pea}, a West Indian name for {Dolichos
            sph[91]rospermus} and its seed.
  
      {Butterfly pea}, the American plant {Clitoria Mariana},
            having showy blossoms.
  
      {Chick pea}. See {Chick-pea}.
  
      {Egyptian pea}. Same as {Chick-pea}.
  
      {Everlasting pea}. See under {Everlasting}.
  
      {Glory pea}. See under {Glory}, n.
  
      {Hoary pea}, any plant of the genus {Tephrosia}; goat's rue.
           
  
      {Issue pea}, {Orris pea}. (Med.) See under {Issue}, and
            {Orris}.
  
      {Milk pea}. (Bot.) See under {Milk}.
  
      {Pea berry}, a kind of a coffee bean or grain which grows
            single, and is round or pea-shaped; often used
            adjectively; as, pea-berry coffee.
  
      {Pea bug}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Pea weevil}.
  
      {Pea coal}, a size of coal smaller than nut coal.
  
      {Pea crab} (Zo[94]l.), any small crab of the genus
            {Pinnotheres}, living as a commensal in bivalves; esp.,
            the European species ({P. pisum}) which lives in the
            common mussel and the cockle.
  
      {Pea dove} (Zo[94]l.), the American ground dove.
  
      {Pea-flower tribe} (Bot.), a suborder ({Papilionace[91]}) of
            leguminous plants having blossoms essentially like that of
            the pea. --G. Bentham.
  
      {Pea maggot} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of a European moth
            ({Tortrix pisi}), which is very destructive to peas.
  
      {Pea ore} (Min.), argillaceous oxide of iron, occurring in
            round grains of a size of a pea; pisolitic ore.
  
      {Pea starch}, the starch or flour of the common pea, which is
            sometimes used in adulterating wheat flour, pepper, etc.
           
  
      {Pea tree} (Bot.), the name of several leguminous shrubs of
            the genus {Caragana}, natives of Siberia and China.
  
      {Pea vine}. (Bot.)
            (a) Any plant which bears peas.
            (b) A kind of vetch or tare, common in the United States
                  ({Lathyrus Americana}, and other similar species).
  
      {Pea weevil} (Zo[94]l.), a small weevil ({Bruchus pisi})
            which destroys peas by eating out the interior.
  
      {Pigeon pea}. (Bot.) See {Pigeon pea}.
  
      {Sweet pea} (Bot.), the annual plant {Lathyrus odoratus};
            also, its many-colored, sweet-scented blossoms.

From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
   ISP /I-S-P/   Common abbreviation for Internet Service Provider,
   a kind of company that barely existed before 1993.   ISPs sell
   Internet access to the mass market.   While the big nationwide
   commercial BBSs with Internet access (like America Online,
   CompuServe, GEnie, Netcom, etc.) are technically ISPs, the term is
   usually reserved for local or regional small providers (often run by
   hackers turned entrepreneurs) who resell Internet access cheaply
   without themselves being information providers or selling
   advertising.   Compare {NSP}.
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   IGP
  
      {Interior Gateway Protocol}
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   ISAPI
  
      {Internet Server Application Programming Interface}
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   ISF
  
      {Information Systems Factory}
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   ISP
  
      1. {Internet Service Provider}.
  
      2. {Instruction Set Processor}.
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   ISPF
  
      {Interactive System Productivity Facility}
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   ISV
  
      Independent Software Vendor (not a hardware manufacturer).
  
  

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
   Ispah, a jasper stone
  
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