Webster's Dictionary 1913

5212

Ivan Ivanovitch

I‐van″ I‐van″o‐vitch (?). An ideal personification of the typical Russian or of the Russian people; — used as “John Bull” is used for the typical Englishman.

5213

Ivied

I″vied (?), a. [From Ivy.] Overgrown with ivy.

5214

Ivoride

I″vo‐ride (?), n. A composition resembling ivory in appearance and used as a substitute for it.

5215

Ivory

I″vo‐ry (ī″vō̍‐ry̆), n.; pl.Ivories (#). [OE. ivori, F. ivoire, fr. L. eboreus made of ivory, fr. ebur, eboris, ivory, cf. Skr. ibha elephant. Cf. Eburnean.]1. The hard, white, ...

5216

Ivory-bill

I″vo‐ry–bill′ (ī″vō̍‐ry̆‐bĭl′), n.(Zoöl.) A large, handsome, North American woodpecker (Campephilus principalis), having a large, sharp, ivory-colored beak. Its general color is...

5217

Ivorytype

I″vo‐ry‐type′ (?), n.(Photog.) A picture produced by superposing a very light print, rendered translucent by varnish, and tinted upon the back, upon a stronger print, so as to g...

5218

Ivy

I″vy (?), n.; pl.Ivies (#). [AS. īfig; akin to OHG. ebawi, ebah, G. epheu.] (Bot.) A plant of the genus Hedera (H. helix), common in Europe. Its leaves are evergreen, dark, smoo...

5219

Ivy-mantled

I″vy–man′tled (?), a. Covered with ivy.

5220

Iwis

I‐wis″ (?), adv. Indeed; truly. See Ywis. [Written also iwys, iwisse, etc.] Ascham.

5221

Ixia

Ix″i‐a (?), n.(Bot.) A South African bulbous plant of the Iris family, remarkable for the brilliancy of its flowers.

5222

Ixodes

‖Ix‐o″des (?), n.(Zoöl.) A genus of parasitic Acarina, which includes various species of ticks. See Tick, the insect.

5223

Ixodian

Ix‐o″di‐an (?), n.(Zoöl.) A tick of the genus Ixodes, or the family Ixodidæ.

5224

Ixtle

{ Ix″tle, Ix″tli } (ĭx″tlē̍), n.(Bot.) A Mexican name for a variety of Agave rigida, which furnishes a strong coarse fiber; also, the fiber itself, which is called also pita, an...

5225

Ixtle (2)

{ Ix″tleIx″til} (?), n. The fine, soft fiber of the bromeliaceous plant Bromelia sylvestris.

5226

Izard

Iz″ard (?), n.(Zoöl.) A variety of the chamois found in the Pyrenees.

5227

Izedi

Iz″e‐di (?), n. One of an Oriental religious sect which worships Satan or the Devil.The Izedis or Yezdis, the so-called Devil worshipers, still remain a numerous though oppresse...

5228

Izedism

Iz″e‐dism (?), n. The religion of the Izedis.

5229

Izzard

Iz″zard (?), n.(Zoöl.) See Izard.

5230

Izzard (2)

Iz″zard (?), n. [Formerly ezed, prob. fr. F. et zÉde and z.] The letter z; — formerly so called.