Chapter 766

Anchor ice , ice which sometimes forms about stones and other objects at the bottom of running or other water, and is thus attached or anchored to the ground. -- Bay ice , ice formed in bays, fiords, etc., often in extensive fields which drift out to sea. -- Ground ice , anchor ice. -- Ice age (Geol.) , the glacial epoch or period. See under Glacial . -- Ice anchor (Naut.) , a grapnel for mooring a vessel to a field of ice. Kane . -- Ice blink [Dan. iisblink ] , a streak of whiteness of the horizon, caused by the reflection of light from ice not yet in sight. -- Ice boat . (a) A boat fitted with skates or runners, and propelled on ice by sails; an ice yacht. (b) A strong steamboat for breaking a channel through ice. -- Ice box &or; chest , a box for holding ice; a box in which things are kept cool by means of ice; a refrigerator. -- Ice brook , a brook or stream as cold as ice. [Poetic] Shak . -- Ice cream [for iced cream ] , cream, milk, or custard, sweetened, flavored, and frozen. -- Ice field , an extensive sheet of ice. -- Ice float , Ice floe , a sheet of floating ice similar to an ice field, but smaller. -- Ice foot , shore ice in Arctic regions; an ice belt. Kane . -- Ice house , a close-covered pit or building for storing ice. -- Ice machine (Physics) , a machine for making ice artificially, as by the production of a low temperature through the sudden expansion of a gas or vapor, or the rapid evaporation of a volatile liquid. -- Ice master . See Ice pilot (below). -- Ice pack , an irregular mass of broken and drifting ice. -- Ice paper , a transparent film of gelatin for copying or reproducing; papier glac\'82 . -- Ice petrel (Zo\'94l.) , a shearwater ( Puffinus gelidus ) of the Antarctic seas, abundant among floating ice. -- Ice pick , a sharp instrument for breaking ice into small pieces. -- Ice pilot , a pilot who has charge of a vessel where the course is obstructed by ice, as in polar seas; -- called also ice master . -- Ice pitcher , a pitcher adapted for ice water. -- Ice plow , a large tool for grooving and cutting ice. <-- ice sculpture = a sculpture carved from a block of ice, often used for decorating restaurants. ice show an entertainment consisting of ice skaters performing figure-skating on a sheet of ice, usually in an arena, often accompanied by music. --> -- Ice sludge , bay ice broken small by the wind or waves; sludge. -- Ice spar (Min.) , a variety of feldspar, the crystals of which are very clear like ice; rhyacolite. -- Ice tongs , large iron nippers for handling ice. -- Ice water . (a) Water cooled by ice. (b) Water formed by the melting of ice. -- Ice yacht . See Ice boat (above). -- To break the ice . See under Break . -- Water ice , a confection consisting of water sweetened, flavored, and frozen.<-- also called Italian ice -->

Ice <Xpage=723>

Ice (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Iced (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Icing (?) .] 1. To cover with ice; to convert into ice, or into something resembling ice.

2. To cover with icing, or frosting made of sugar and milk or white of egg; to frost, as cakes, tarts, etc.

3. To chill or cool, as with ice; to freeze.

Iceberg <Xpage=723>

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.

&hand; Icebergs are large detached portions of glaciers, which in cold regions often project into the sea.

Icebird <Xpage=723>

Ice"bird` (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) An Arctic sea bird, as the Arctic fulmar.

Icebound <Xpage=723>

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; as, an icebound coast .

Ice-built <Xpage=723>

Ice"-built` (?) , a. 1. Composed of ice.

2. Loaded with ice. " Ice-built mountains."

Gray.

Iced <Xpage=723>

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 , under Ice .

Icefall <Xpage=723>

Ice"fall` (?) , n. A frozen waterfall, or mass of ice resembling a frozen waterfall.

Coleridge.

Icelander <Xpage=723>

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

Icelandic <Xpage=723>

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

Icelandic <Xpage=723>

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.

Iceland moss <Xpage=723>

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 food, and is used in pulmonary complaints as a demulcent.

Iceland spar <Xpage=723>

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 refraction. Cf. Calcite .

Iceman <Xpage=723>

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.

<-- The Iceman Cometh (Title of a book) -->

Ice plant <Xpage=723>

Ice" plant` (?) . (Bot.) A plant ( Mesembryanthemum crystallinum ), sprinkled with pellucid, watery vesicles, which glisten like ice. It is native along the Mediterranean, in the Canaries, and in South Africa. Its juice is said to be demulcent and diuretic; its ashes are used in Spain in making glass.

<-- Ice skate = a shoe with a metal runner (called a blade) attached to permit the wearer to glide on ice --> Ice-skater = one who skates on ice wearing an ice skate; esp. an athlete who performs athletic or artistic movements on a sheet of ice, wearing ice skates; including speed skater and figure skater -->

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Icequake <Xpage=724>

Ice"quake` (?) , n. The crash or concussion attending the breaking up of masses of ice, -- often due to contraction from extreme cold.

Ich <Xpage=724>

Ich (?) , pron. I. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

&hand; In the Southern dialect of Early English this is the regular form. Cf. Ik .

Ichneumon <Xpage=724>

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. <?/ track, footstep.] 1. (Zo\'94l.) Any carnivorous mammal of the genus Herpestes , and family Viverrid\'91 . Numerous species are found in Asia and Africa. The Egyptian species( H. ichneumon ), which ranges to Spain and Palestine, is noted for destroying the eggs and young of the crocodile as well as various snakes and lizards, and hence was considered sacred by the ancient Egyptians. The common species of India ( H. griseus ), known as the mongoose, has similar habits and is often domesticated. It is noted for killing the cobra.

2. (Zo\'94l.) Any hymenopterous insect of the family Ichneumonid\'91 , of which several thousand species are known, belonging to numerous genera.

&hand; The female deposits her eggs upon, or in, the bodies of other insects, such as caterpillars, plant lice, etc. The larva lives upon the internal tissues of the insect in which it is parasitic, and finally kills it. Hence, many of the species are beneficial to agriculture by destroying noxious insects.

Ichneumon fly . See Ichneumon , 2.

Ichneumonidan <Xpage=724>

Ich`neu*mon"i*dan (?) , a. (Zo\'94l.) Of or pertaining to the Ichneumonid\'91 , or ichneumon flies. -- n. One of the Ichneumonid\'91 .

Ichneumonides <Xpage=724>

Ich`neu*mon"i*des (?) , n. pl. [NL. See Ichneumon .] (Zo\'94l.) The ichneumon flies.

Ichnite <Xpage=724>

Ich"nite (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ track, footstep.] A fossil footprint; as, the ichnites in the Triassic sandstone .

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Ichnographic, Ichnographical <Xpage=724>

Ich`no*graph"ic (?) , Ich`no*graph"ic*al (?) , a. [Cf. F. ichonographique .] Of or pertaining to ichonography; describing a ground plot.

Ichnography <Xpage=724>

Ich*nog"ra*phy (?) , n. [Gr. <?/; <?/ track, footstep + <?/ to describe: cf. F. ichonographie .] (Drawing) A horizontal section of a building or other object, showing its true dimensions according to a geometric scale; a ground plan; a map; also, the art of making such plans.

Ichnolite <Xpage=724>

Ich"no*lite (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ track, footstep + -lite .] A fossil footprint; an ichnite.

Ichnolithology <Xpage=724>

Ich`no*li*thol"o*gy (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ footstep + -lith + -logy .] Same as Ichnology .

Hitchcock.

Ichnological <Xpage=724>

Ich`no*log"ic*al (?) , a. Of or pertaining to ichnology.

Ichnology <Xpage=724>

Ich*nol"o*gy (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ a footstep + -logy .] (Geol.) The branch of science which treats of fossil footprints.

Ichnoscopy <Xpage=724>

Ich*nos"co*py (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ footstep + -scopy .] The search for the traces of anything. [R.]

Ichor <Xpage=724>

I"chor (?) , n. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/: cf. F. ichor .] 1. (Class. Myth.) An ethereal fluid that supplied the place of blood in the veins of the gods.

2. A thin, acrid, watery discharge from an ulcer, wound, etc.

Ichorh\'91mia <Xpage=724>

I`chor*h\'91"mi*a (?) , n. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/ ichor + <?/ blood.] (Med.) Infection of the blood with ichorous or putrid substances.

Ichorous <Xpage=724>

I"chor*ous (?) , a. [Cf. F. ichoreux .] Of or like ichor; thin; watery; serous; sanious.

Ichthidin <Xpage=724>

Ich"thi*din (?) , n. (Physiol. Chem.) A substance from the egg yolk of osseous fishes.

Ichthin <Xpage=724>

Ich"thin (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ fish.] (Physiol. Chem.) A nitrogenous substance resembling vitellin, present in the egg yolk of cartilaginous fishes.

Ichthulin <Xpage=724>

Ich"thu*lin (?) , n. (Physiol. Chem.) A substance from the yolk of salmon's egg.

Ichthus <Xpage=724>

Ich"thus (?) , n. [Gr. <?/.] In early Christian and eccesiastical art, an emblematic fish, or the Greek word for fish , which combined the initials of the Greek words <?/, <?/, <?/ <?/, <?/, Jesus, Christ, Son of God, Savior.

Ichthyic <Xpage=724>

Ich"thy*ic (?) , a. [Gr. <?/, <?/, a fish.] (Zo\'94l.) Like, or pertaining to, fishes.

Ichthyocol, Ichthyocolla <Xpage=724>

Ich"thy*o*col (?) , Ich`thy*o*col"la (?) , n. [L. ichthyocolla , Gr. <?/; <?/, <?/, a fish + <?/ glue: cf. F. ichthyocolle .] Fish glue; isinglass; a glue prepared from the sounds of certain fishes.

Ichthyocoprolite <Xpage=724>

Ich`thy*o*cop"ro*lite (?) , n. [Gr. <?/, <?/, a fish + E. coprolite .] (Geol.) Fossil dung of fishes.

Ichthyodorulite <Xpage=724>

Ich`thy*o*dor"u*lite (?) , n. [Gr. <?/, <?/, a fish + <?/ a spear + -lite .] (Zo\'94l.) One of the spiny plates foundon the back and tail of certain skates.

Ichthyography <Xpage=724>

Ich`thy*og"ra*phy (?) , n. [Gr. <?/, <?/ + graphy : cf. F. ichthyographie .] A treatise on fishes.

Ichthyoid, Ichthyoidal <Xpage=724>

Ich"thy*oid (?) , Ich`thy*oid"al (?) , a. [Gr. <?/: <?/, <?/, a fish + <?/ form.] (Zo\'94l.) Somewhat like a fish; having some of the characteristics of fishes; -- said of some amphibians.

Ichthyolatry <Xpage=724>

Ich`thy*ol"a*try (?) , n. [Gr. <?/, <?/, a fish + <?/ to worship.] Worship of fishes, or of fish-shaped idols.

Layard.

Ichthyolite <Xpage=724>

Ich"thy*o*lite (?) , n. [Gr. <?/, <?/, a fish + -lite .] (Paleon.) A fossil fish, or fragment of a fish.

Ichthyologic, Ichthyological <Xpage=724>

Ich`thy*o*log"ic (?) , Ich`thy*o*log"ic*al (?) , a. [Cf. F. ichthyologique .] Of or pertaining to ichthyology.

Ichthyologist <Xpage=724>

Ich`thy*ol"o*gist (?) , n. [Cf. F. ichthyologiste .] One versed in, or who studies, ichthyology.

Ichthyology <Xpage=724>

Ich`thy*ol"o*gy (?) , n. [Gr. <?/, <?/, a fish + -logy : cf. F. ichthyologie .] The natural history of fishes; that branch of zo\'94logy which relates to fishes, including their structure, classification, and habits.

Ichthyomancy <Xpage=724>

Ich"thy*o*man`cy (?) , n. [Gr. <?/, <?/, a fish + -mancy : cf. F. ichthyomancie .] Divination by the heads or the entrails of fishes.

Ichthyomorpha <Xpage=724>

Ich`thy*o*mor"pha (?) , n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/ fish-shaped; <?/, <?/, a fish + <?/ form.] (Zo\'94l.) The Urodela.

Ichthyomorphic, Ichthyomorphous <Xpage=724>

Ich`thy*o*mor"phic (?) , Ich`thy*o*mor"phous (?) , a. [See Ichthyomorpha .] Fish-shaped; as, the ichthyomorphic idols of ancient Assyria .

Ichthyophagist <Xpage=724>

Ich`thy*oph"a*gist (?) , n. [See Ichthyophagous .] One who eats, or subsists on, fish.

Ichthyophagous <Xpage=724>

Ich`thy*oph"a*gous (?) , a. [L. ichthyophagus , Gr. <?/; <?/, <?/, a fish + <?/ to eat.] Eating, or subsisting on, fish.

Ichthyohagy <Xpage=724>

Ich`thy*oh"a*gy (?) , n. [Gr. <?/: cf. F. ichthyophagie .] The practice of eating, or living upon, fish.

Ichthyophthalmite <Xpage=724>

Ich`thy*oph*thal"mite (?) , n. [Gr. <?/, <?/, a fish + <?/ eye.] See Apophyllite . [R.]

Ichthyophthira <Xpage=724>

Ich`thy*oph*thi"ra (?) , n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/, <?/, a fish + <?/ a louse.] (Zo\'94l.) A division of copepod crustaceans, including numerous species parasitic on fishes.

Ichthyopsida <Xpage=724>

Ich`thy*op"si*da (?) , n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/, <?/, a fish + <?/ appearance.] (Zo\'94l.) A grand division of the Vertebrata, including the Amphibia and Fishes.

Ichthyopterygia <Xpage=724>

Ich`thy*op`te*ryg"i*a (?) , n. pl. [NL. See Ichthyopterygium .] (Paleon.) See Ichthyosauria .

Ichthyopterygium <Xpage=724>

Ich`thy*op`te*ryg"i*um (?) , n. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/, <?/, a fish + <?/ a fin.] (Anat.) The typical limb, or lateral fin, of fishes.

Ichthyornis <Xpage=724>

Ich`thy*or"nis (?) , n. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/, <?/, a fish + <?/ bird.] (Paleon.) An extinct genus of toothed birds found in the American Cretaceous formation. It is remarkable for having biconcave vertebr\'91, and sharp, conical teeth set in sockets. Its wings were well developed. It is the type of the order Odontotorm\'91.

Ichthyosaur <Xpage=724>

Ich"thy*o*saur (?) , n. [Cf. F. ichthyosaure .] (Paleon.) One of the Ichthyosaura.

Ichthyosauria <Xpage=724>

Ich`thy*o*sau"ri*a (?) , n. pl. [NL. See Ichthyosaurus .] (Paleon.) An extinct order of marine reptiles, including Ichthyosaurus and allied forms; -- called also Ichthyopterygia . They have not been found later than the Cretaceous period.

Ichthyosaurian <Xpage=724>

Ich`thy*o*sau"ri*an (?) , a. (Paleon.) Of or pertaining to the Ichthyosauria. -- n. One of the Ichthyosauria.

Ichthyosaurus <Xpage=724>

Ich`thy*o*sau"rus (?) , n. ; pl. Ichthyosauri (#) . [NL., fr. Gr. 'ichqy`s , -y`os , a fish + say^ros a lizard.] (Paleon.) An extinct genus of marine reptiles; -- so named from their short, biconcave vertebr\'91, resembling those of fishes. Several species, varying in length from ten to thirty feet, are known from the Liassic, O\'94litic, and Cretaceous formations.

Ichthyosis <Xpage=724>

Ich`thy*o"sis (?) , n. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/ fish.] (Med.) A disease in which the skin is thick, rough, and scaly; -- called also fishskin . -- Ich`thy*ot"ic (#) , a.

Ichthyotomist <Xpage=724>

Ich`thy*ot"o*mist (?) , n. One skilled in ichthyotomy.

Ichthyoomy <Xpage=724>

Ich`thy*o"o*my (?) , n. [Gr. <?/, <?/, a fish + <?/ to cut.] The anatomy or dissection of fishes. [R.]

Ichthys <Xpage=724>

Ich"thys (?) , n. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/ a fish.] Same as Ichthus .

Icicle <Xpage=724>

I"ci*cle (?) , n. [OE. isikel , AS. \'c6sgicel ; \'c6s ice + gicel icicle; akin to Icel. j\'94kull ; cf. Gael. eigh ice, Ir. aigh .] A pendent, and usually conical, mass of ice, formed by freezing of dripping water; as, the icicles on the eaves of a house .

Icicled <Xpage=724>

I"ci*cled (?) , a. Having icicles attached.

Icily <Xpage=724>

I"ci*ly (?) , adv. In an icy manner; coldly.

Faultily faultless, icily regular, splendidly null, Dead perfection, no more. Tennyson.

Iciness <Xpage=724>

I"ci*ness (?) , n. The state or quality of being icy or very cold; frigidity.

Icing <Xpage=724>

I"cing (?) , n. A coating or covering resembling ice, as of sugar and milk or white of egg; frosting.

Ickle <Xpage=724>

Ic"kle (?) , n. [OE. ikil . See Icicle .] An icicle. [Prov. Eng.]

Icon <Xpage=724>

I"con (?) , n. [L., fr. Gr. <?/.] An image or representation; a portrait or pretended portrait.

Netherlands whose names and icons are published. Hakewill.

Iconical <Xpage=724>

I*con"ic*al (?) , a. Pertaining to, or consisting of, images, pictures, or representations of any kind.

Iconism <Xpage=724>

I"con*ism (?) , n. [L. iconismus , Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ to mold, delineate, fr. <?/ an image: cf. F. iconisme .] The formation of a figure, representation, or semblance; a delineation or description.

Some kind of apish imitations, counterfeit iconisms . Cudworth.

Iconize <Xpage=724>

I"con*ize (?) , v. t. [Gr. <?/.] To form an image or likeness of. [R.]

Cudworth.

Iconoclasm <Xpage=724>