Iliac (2)
Il″i‐ac, a. [Cf. F. iliaque. See Ileum, and cf. Jade a stone.] 1. (Anat.) Pertaining to, or in the region of, the ilium, or dorsal bone of the pelvis; as, the iliac artery. [Wri...
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Il″i‐ac, a. [Cf. F. iliaque. See Ileum, and cf. Jade a stone.] 1. (Anat.) Pertaining to, or in the region of, the ilium, or dorsal bone of the pelvis; as, the iliac artery. [Wri...
I‐li″a‐cal (?), a. Iliac.
Il″i‐ad (?), 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 epi...
Il″i‐al (?), a.(Anat.) Pertaining to the ilium; iliac.
I‐liche″ (?), adv. [OE., fr. AS. gelīc. Cf. Alike.] Alike. Chaucer.
I‐lic″ic (?), a. [L. ilex, ilicis, holm oak.] Pertaining to, or derived from, the holly (Ilex), and allied plants; as, ilicic acid.
Il″i‐cin (?), n.(Chem.) The bitter principle of the holly.
Il″i‐o– (?). [From Ilium.] A combining form used in anatomy to denote connection with, or relation to, the ilium; as, ilio-femoral, ilio-lumbar, ilio-psoas, etc.
Il′i‐o‐fem″o‐ral (?), a.(Anat.) Pertaining to the ilium and femur; as, iliofemoral ligaments.
Il′i‐o‐lum″bar (?), a.(Anat.) Pertaining to the iliac and lumbar regions; as, the iliolumbar artery.
Il′i‐o‐pso″as (?), n.(Anat.) The great flexor muscle of the hip joint, divisible into two parts, the iliac and great psoas, — often regarded as distinct muscles.
‖Il″i‐um (?), n. [See Ileum.] (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 Inn...
Il′ix‐an″thin (?), n. [Ilex the genus including the holly + Gr. � yellow.] (Chem.) A yellow dye obtained from the leaves of the holly.
Ilk (?), a. [Scot. ilk, OE. ilke the same, AS. ilca. Cf. Each.] Same; each; every. Spenser.Of that ilk, denoting that a person's surname and the title of his estate are the same...
Il″ke (?), a. [See Ilk.] Same. Chaucer.
{ Il‐kon″, Il‐koon″ (?) }, pron. [See Ilk, and One.] Each one; every one. Chaucer.
Ill (?), 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...
Ill (?), n. 1. Whatever annoys or impairs happiness, or prevents success; evil of any kind; misfortune; calamity; disease; pain; as, the ills of humanity.Who can all sense of ot...
Ill, adv. In a ill manner; badly; weakly.How ill this taper burns! Shak.Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey,Where wealth accumulates and men decay. Goldsmith.☞ Ill, lik...
Ill′–bod″ing (?), a. Boding evil; inauspicious; ill-omened. “Ill-boding stars.” Shak.
Ill″–bred′ (?), a. Badly educated or brought up; impolite; incivil; rude. See Note under Ill, adv.
Ill′–fa″vored (?), a. Wanting beauty or attractiveness; deformed; ugly; ill-looking.Ill-favored and lean-fleshed. Gen. xli. 3.— Ill′–fa″vored‐ly, adv. — Ill′–fa″vored‐ness, n.
Ill″–judged′ (?), a. Not well judged; unwise.
Ill″–lived′ (?), a. Leading a wicked life.
Ill″–look′ing (?), a. Having a bad look; threatening; ugly. See Note under Ill, adv.
Ill′–man″nered (?), a. Impolite; rude.
Ill″–mind′ed (?), a. Ill-disposed. Byron.