INVITER
INVI'TER, noun One who invites.
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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INVITING
INVI'TING, participle present tense Soliciting the company of; asking to attend.1. Alluring; tempting; drawing to; as an inviting amusement or prospect.Nothing is so easy and in...
INVITINGLY
INVI'TINGLY, adverb In such a manner as to invite or allure.
INVITINGNESS
INVI'TINGNESS, noun The quality of being inviting.
INVITRIFIABLE
INVIT'RIFIABLE, adjective [in and vitrifiable, from vitrify.]That cannot be vitrified or converted into glass.
INVOCATE
IN'VOCATE, verb transitive [Latin invoco; in and voco, to call.] To invoke; to call on in supplication; to implore; to address in prayer.If Dagon by thy god,Go to his temple, in...
INVOCATED
IN'VOCATED, participle passive Invoked; called on in prayer.
INVOCATING
IN'VOCATING, participle present tense Invoking.
INVOCATION
INVOCA'TION, noun [Latin invocatio.]1. The act of addressing in prayer.2. The form or act of calling for the assistance or presence of any being, particularly of some divinity; ...
INVOICE
IN'VOICE, noun1. In commerce, a written account of the particulars of merchandise, shipped or sent to a purchases, consignee, factor, etc. with the value or prices and charges a...
INVOICED
IN'VOICED, participle passive Inserted in a list with the price or value annexed.
INVOICING
IN'VOICING, participle present tense Making an account in writing of goods, with their prices or values annexed; inserting in an invoice.
INVOKE
INVO'KE, verb transitive [Latin invoco; in and voco, to call; vox, a word.]1. To address in prayer; to call on for assistance and protection; as, to invoke the Supreme Being. Po...
INVOKED
INVO'KED, participle passive Addressed in prayer for aid; called.
INVOKING
INVO'KING, participle present tense Addressing in prayer for aid; calling.
INVOLUCEL
INVOL'UCEL, noun [dim. of involucre.]A partial involucre; an volucret.
INVOLUCELLATE
INVOLU'CELLATE, adjective [supra.] Surrounded with involucels.
INVOLUCRE
INVOLU'CRE, noun [Latin from involvo.] In botany, a calyx remote from the flower, particularly in the umbel, but applied also to the whorl and other kinds of inflorescence.
INVOLUCRED
INVOLU'CRED, adjective Having an involucre, as umbels, whorls, etc.
INVOLUCRET
INVOLU'CRET, noun A small or partial involucrum.
INVOLUCRUM
INVOLU'CRUMINVOL'UNTARILY, adverb [from involuntary.]1. Not by choice; not spontaneously; against one's will.2. In a matter independent of the will.
INVOLUNTARILY
INVOL'UNTARILY, adv. [from involuntary.]1. Not by choice; not spontaneously; against one's will.2. In a matter independent of the will.
INVOLUNTARINESS
INVOL'UNTARINESS, noun Want of choice or will.1. Independence on the will.
INVOLUNTARY
INVOL'UNTARY, adjective [Latin in and voluntarius. See Voluntary.]1. Not having will or choice; unwilling.2. Independent of will or choice. The motion of the heart and arteries ...
INVOLUTE
IN'VOLUTE, noun [Latin involutus.] A curve traced by the end of a string folded upon a figure, or unwound from it.IN'VOLUTE
INVOLUTED
IN'VOLUTED, adjective [Latin involutus, involvo. See Involve.]In botany, rolled spirally inwards. involuted foliation or venation, is when the leaves within the bud have their e...
INVOLUTION
INVOLU'TION, noun [Latin involutio. See Involve.]1. The action of involving or infolding.2. The state of being entangled or involved; complication.All things are mixed and cause...