Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Iberian

I‐be″ri‐an (?), a. Of or pertaining to Iberia.

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Ibex

I″bex (ī″bĕks), n.; pl. E. Ibexes (–ĕz), L. Ibices (īb″ĭ‐sēz). (Zoöl.) One of several species of wild goats having very large, recurved horns, transversely ridged in front; — ca...

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Ibidem

‖I‐bi″dem (?), adv. In the same place; — abbreviated ibid. or ib.

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Ibis

I″bis (?), n. [L. ibis, Gr. �; of Egyptian origin.] (Zoöl.) Any bird of the genus Ibis and several allied genera, of the family Ibidæ, inhabiting both the Old World and the New....

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Ibsenism

Ib″sen‐ism (?), n. The dramatic practice or purpose characteristic of the writings of Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906), Norwegian poet and dramatist, whose best-known plays deal with co...

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Icarian

I‐ca″ri‐an (?), a. [L. Icarius, Gr. �, fr. �, the mythic son of Dædalus, who, when flying from Crete on wings cemented with wax, mounted so high that the sun melted the wax, and...

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Ice

Ice (īs), n. [OE. is, iis, AS. īs; aksin to D. ijs, G. eis, OHG. īs, Icel. īss, Sw. is, Dan. iis, and perh. to E. iron.] 1. Water or other fluid frozen or reduced to the solid s...

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Ice (2)

Ice (īs), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Iced (īst); p. pr. & vb. n.Icing (ī″sĭng).] 1. To cover with ice; to convert into ice, or into something resembling ice.2. To cover with icing, or f...

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Ice plant

Ice″ plant′ (?). (Bot.) A plant (Mesembryanthemum crystallinum), sprinkled with pellucid, watery vesicles, which glisten like ice. It is native along the Mediterranean, in the C...

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Ice-built

Ice″–built′ (?), a. 1. Composed of ice.2. Loaded with ice. “Ice-built mountains.” Gray.

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Iceberg

Ice″berg′ (?), n. [Prob. of Scand. origin; cf. Dan. iisbierg, Sw. isberg, properly, a mountain of ice. See Ice, and Berg.] A large mass of ice, generally floating in the ocean.☞...

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Icebird

Ice″bird′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) An Arctic sea bird, as the Arctic fulmar.

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Icebound

Ice″bound′ (?), a. Totally surrounded with ice, so as to be incapable of advancing; as, an icebound vessel; also, surrounded by or fringed with ice so as to hinder easy access; ...

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Iced

Iced (?), a. 1. Covered with ice; chilled with ice; as, iced water.2. Covered with something resembling ice, as sugar icing; frosted; as, iced cake.Iced cream. Same as Ice cream...

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Icefall

Ice″fall′ (?), n. A frozen waterfall, or mass of ice resembling a frozen waterfall. Coleridge.

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Iceland moss

Ice″land moss′ (?). (Bot.) A kind of lichen (Cetraria Icelandica) found from the Arctic regions to the North Temperate zone. It furnishes a nutritious jelly and other forms of f...

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Iceland spar

Ice″land spar′ (?). (Min.) A transparent variety of calcite, the best of which is obtained in Iceland. It is used for the prisms of the polariscope, because of its strong double...

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Icelander

Ice″land‐er (?), n. A native, or one of the Scandinavian people, of Iceland.

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Icelandic

Ice‐lan″dic (?), a. Of or pertaining to Iceland; relating to, or resembling, the Icelanders.

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Icelandic (2)

Ice‐lan″dic (?), n. The language of the Icelanders. It is one of the Scandinavian group, and is more nearly allied to the Old Norse than any other language now spoken.

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Iceman

Ice″man (?), n.; pl.Icemen (�). 1. A man who is skilled in traveling upon ice, as among glaciers.2. One who deals in ice; one who retails or delivers ice.

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Icequake

Ice″quake′ (īs″kwāk′), n. The crash or concussion attending the breaking up of masses of ice, — often due to contraction from extreme cold.

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Ich

Ich (ĭk), pron. I. Chaucer.☞ In the Southern dialect of Early English this is the regular form. Cf. Ik.

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Ichneumon

Ich‐neu″mon (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. �, lit., the tracker; so called because it hunts out the eggs of the crocodile, fr. � to track or hunt after, fr. ἴχνοσ track, footstep.] 1. (Zo...

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Ichneumonidan

Ich′neu‐mon″i‐dan (?), a.(Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the Ichneumonidæ, or ichneumon flies. — n. One of the Ichneumonidæ.

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Ichneumonides

‖Ich′neu‐mon″i‐des (?), n. pl. [NL. See Ichneumon.] (Zoöl.) The ichneumon flies.

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Ichnite

Ich″nite (?), n. [Gr. ἴχνοσ track, footstep.] A fossil footprint; as, the ichnites in the Triassic sandstone. Page.