Chapter 825

Department of the Interior , that department of the government of the United States which has charge of pensions, patents, public lands and surveys, the Indians, education, etc.; that department of the government of a country which is specially charged with the internal affairs of that country; the home department. -- Secretary of the Interior , the cabinet officer who, in the United States, is at the head of the Department of the Interior.

Interiority <Xpage=777>

In*te`ri*or"i*ty (?) , n. State of being interior.

Interiorly <Xpage=777>

In*te"ri*or*ly (?) , adv. Internally; inwardly.

Interjacence, Interjacency <Xpage=777>

In`ter*ja"cence (?) , In`ter*ja"cen*cy (?) , n. [See Interjacent .] The state of being between; a coming or lying between or among; intervention; also, that which lies between.

England and Scotland is divided only by the interjacency of the Tweed. Sir M. Hale.

Interjacent <Xpage=777>

In`ter*ja"cent (?) , a. [L. interjacens , -entis , p. pr. of interjacere to lie between; inter between + jac<?/re to lie.] Lying or being between or among; intervening; as, interjacent isles .

Sir W. Raleigh.

Interjaculate <Xpage=777>

In`ter*jac"u*late (?) , v. t. To ejaculate parenthetically. [R.]

Thackeray.

Interjangle <Xpage=777>

In`ter*jan"gle (?) , v. i. To make a dissonant, discordant noise one with another; to talk or chatter noisily. [R.]

Daniel.

Interject <Xpage=777>

In`ter*ject" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Interjected ; p. pr. & vb. n. Interjecting .] [L. interjectus , p. p. of interjicere to interject; inter between + jac<?/re to throw. See Jet a shooting forth.] To throw in between; to insert; to interpose.

Sir H. Wotton.

Interject <Xpage=777>

In`ter*ject" , v. i. To throw one's self between or among; to come between; to interpose.

Sir G. Buck.

Interjection <Xpage=777>

In`ter*jec"tion (?) , n. [L. interjectio : cf. F. interjection . See Interject .]

1. The act of interjecting or throwing between; also, that which is interjected.

The interjection of laughing. Bacon.

2. (Gram.) A word or form of speech thrown in to express emotion or feeling, as O ! Alas ! Ha ha ! Begone ! etc. Compare Exclamation .

An interjection implies a meaning which it would require a whole grammatical sentence to expound, and it may be regarded as the rudiment of such a sentence. But it is a confusion of thought to rank it among the parts of speech. Earle.

How now! interjections ? Why, then, some be of laughing, as, ah, ha, he! Shak.

Interjectional <Xpage=777>

In`ter*jec"tion*al (?) , a. 1. Thrown in between other words or phrases; parenthetical; ejaculatory; as, an interjectional remark .

2. Pertaining to, or having the nature of, an interjection; consisting of natural and spontaneous exclamations.

Certain of the natural accompaniments of interjectional speech, such as gestures, grimaces, and gesticulations, are restrained by civilization. Earle.

Interjectionalize <Xpage=777>

In`ter*jec"tion*al*ize (?) , v. t. To convert into, or to use as, an interjection.

Earle.

Interjectionally <Xpage=777>

In`ter*jec"tion*al*ly , adv. In an interjectional manner.

G. Eliot.

Interjectionary <Xpage=777>

In`ter*jec"tion*a*ry (?) , a. Interjectional.

Interjoin <Xpage=777>

In`ter*join" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Interjoined ; p. pr. & vb. n. Interjoining .] [Pref. inter + join .] To join mutually; to unite. [R.]

Shak.

Interjoist <Xpage=777>

In"ter*joist` (?) , n. (Carp.) 1. The space or interval between two joists.

Gwilt.

2. A middle joist or crossbeam.

De Colange.

Interjunction <Xpage=777>

In`ter*junc"tion (?) , n. [L. interjunctus , p. p. of interjungere to join together. See Inter- , and Join , and cf. Interjoin .] A mutual joining. [R.]

Interknit <Xpage=777>

In`ter*knit" (?) , v. t. To knit together; to unite closely; to intertwine.

Interknow <Xpage=777>

In`ter*know" (?) , v. t. To know mutually. [Obs.]

Interknowledge <Xpage=777>

In`ter*knowl"edge (?) , n. Mutual knowledge or acquaintance. [Obs.]

Bacon.

Interlace <Xpage=777>

In`ter*lace" (?) , v. t. & i. [ imp. & p. p. Interlaced (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Interlacing (?) .] [OE. entrelacen , F. entrelacer . See Inter- , and Lace .] To unite, as by lacing together; to insert or interpose one thing within another; to intertwine; to interweave.

Severed into stripes That interlaced each other. Cowper.

The epic way is every where interlaced with dialogue. Dryden.

Interlacing arches (Arch.) , arches, usually circular, so constructed that their archivolts intersect and seem to be interlaced.

Interlacement <Xpage=777>

In`ter*lace"ment (?) , n. [Cf. F. entrelacement .] The act of interlacing, or the state of being interlaced; also, that which is interlaced.

Interlamellar, Interlaminar <Xpage=777>

In`ter*lam"el*lar (?) , In`ter*lam"i*nar (?) , a. (Anat.) Between lammell\'91 or lamin\'91; as, interlamellar spaces .

Interlaminated <Xpage=777>

In`ter*lam"i*na`ted (?) , a. Placed between, or containing, lamin\'91 or plates.

Interlamination <Xpage=777>

In`ter*lam`i*na"tion (?) , n. The state of being interlaminated.

Interlapse <Xpage=777>

In"ter*lapse` (?) , n. [Pref. inter- + lapse : cf. L. interlabi , interlapsus , to fall, slide, or flow, between.] The lapse or interval of time between two events. [R.]

Harvey.

Interlard <Xpage=777>

In`ter*lard" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Interlarded ; p. pr. & vb. n. Interlarding .] [F. entrelarder . See Inter- , and Lard .]

1. To place lard or bacon amongst; to mix, as fat meat with lean. [Obs.]

Whose grain doth rise in flakes, with fatness interlarded . Drayton.

2. Hence: To insert between; to mix or mingle; especially, to introduce that which is foreign or irrelevant; as, to interlard a conservation with oaths or allusions .

The English laws . . . [were] mingled and interlarded with many particular laws of their own. Sir M. Hale.

They interlard their native drinks with choice Of strongest brandy. J. Philips.

Interlay <Xpage=777>

In`ter*lay" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Interlaid (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Interlaying .] To lay or place among or between.

Daniel.

Interleaf <Xpage=777>

In"ter*leaf` (?) , n. ; pl. Interleaves (#) . [See Interleave .] A leaf inserted between other leaves; a blank leaf inserted, as in a book.

Interleave <Xpage=777>

In`ter*leave" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Interleaved (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Interleaving .] [Pref. inter- + leaf .] To insert a leaf or leaves in; to bind with blank leaves inserted between the others; as, to interleave a book .

Interlibel <Xpage=777>

In`ter*li"bel (?) , v. t. To libel mutually.

Interline <Xpage=777>

In`ter*line" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Interlined (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Interlining .] [Pref. inter- + line : cf. LL. interlineare , F. interlin\'82er , OF. entreligner .]

1. To write or insert between lines already written or printed, as for correction or addition; to write or print something between the lines of; as, to interline a page or a book .

Swift.

2. To arrange in alternate lines; as, to interline Latin and English .

Locke.

3. To mark or imprint with lines.

A crooked wrinkle interlines my brow. Marlowe.

Interlineal, Interlinear <Xpage=777>

In`ter*lin"e*al (?) , In`ter*lin"e*ar (?) , a. [Cf. LL. interlinearis , F. interlin\'82aire .] Contained between lines; written or inserted between lines already written or printed; containing interlineations; as, an interlinear manuscript, translation, etc. -- In`ter*lin"e*ar*ly , adv.

Interlineary <Xpage=777>

In`ter*lin"e*a*ry (?) , a. Interlinear. -- n. A book containing interlineations. [R.]

Interlineation <Xpage=777>

In`ter*lin`e*a"tion (?) , n. [Cf. F. interlin\'82ation .]

1. The act of interlining.

2. That which is interlined; a passage, word, or line inserted between lines already written or printed.

Interlining <Xpage=777>

In`ter*lin"ing (?) , n. Correction or alteration by writing between the lines; interlineation.

Bp. Burnet.

Interlink <Xpage=777>

In`ter*link" (?) , v. t. To link together; to join, as one chain to another.

Dryden.

Interlink <Xpage=777>

In`ter*link" (?) , n. An intermediate or connecting link.

Interlobar <Xpage=777>

In`ter*lo"bar (?) , a. (Anat.) Between lobes; as, the interlobar notch of the liver; the interlobar ducts of a gland.

Interlobular <Xpage=777>

In`ter*lob"u*lar (?) , a. [Pref. inter- + lobular : cf. F. interlobulaire .] (Anat.) Between lobules; as, the interlobular branches of the portal vein .

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Interlocation <Xpage=778>

In`ter*lo*ca"tion (?) , n. A placing or coming between; interposition.

Interlock <Xpage=778>

In`ter*lock" (?) , v. i. To unite, embrace, communicate with, or flow into, one another; to be connected in one system; to lock into one another; to interlace firmly.

Interlock <Xpage=778>

In`ter*lock" , v. t. To unite by locking or linking together; to secure in place by mutual fastening.

My lady with her fingers interlocked . Tennyson.

Interlocution <Xpage=778>

In`ter*lo*cu"tion (?) , n. [L. interlocutio , from interloqui , interlocutus , to speak between; inter between + loqui to speak: cf. F. interlocution . See Loquacious .]

1. Interchange of speech; dialogue; conversation; conference.

2. (Law) An intermediate act or decree before final decision.

Ayliffe.

3. Hence, intermediate argument or discussion.

Interlocutor <Xpage=778>

In`ter*loc"u*tor (?; 277) , n. [Cf. F. interlocuteur .]

1. One who takes part in dialogue or conversation; a talker, interpreter, or questioner.

Jer. Taylor.

2. (Law) An interlocutory judgment or sentence.

Interlocutory <Xpage=778>

In`ter*loc"u*to*ry (?) , a. [Cf. LL. interlocutorius , F. interlocutoire .]

1. Consisting of, or having the nature of, dialogue; conversational.

Interlocutory discourses in the Holy Scriptures. Fiddes.

2. (Law) Intermediate; not final or definitive; made or done during the progress of an action.

&hand; An order, sentence, decree, or judgment, given in an intermediate stage between the commencement and termination of a cause, is called interlocutory .

Interlocutory <Xpage=778>

In`ter*loc"u*to*ry , n. [Cf. F. interlocutoire .] Interpolated discussion or dialogue.

Interlocutrice <Xpage=778>

In`ter*loc"u*trice (?) , n. [F.] A female interlocutor.

Interlope <Xpage=778>

In`ter*lope" (?) , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Interloped (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Interloping .] [See Interloper .] To run between parties and intercept without right the advantage that one should gain from the other; to traffic without a proper license; to intrude; to forestall others; to intermeddle.

Interloper <Xpage=778>

In"ter*lo`per (?; 277) , n. [Pref. inter- + D. looper a runner, fr. loopen to run; akin to E. leap . See Leap , and cf. Elope .] One who interlopes; one who interlopes; one who unlawfully intrudes upon a property, a station, or an office; one who interferes wrongfully or officiously.

The untrained man, . . . the interloper as to the professions. I. Taylor.

Interlucate <Xpage=778>

In`ter*lu"cate (?) , v. t. [L. interlucatus , p. p. of interlucare ; inter between + lux , lucis , light.] To let in light upon, as by cutting away branches. [Obs.]

Interlucation <Xpage=778>

In`ter*lu*ca"tion (?) , n. [L. interlucatio .] Act of thinning a wood to let in light. [Obs.]

Evelyn.

Interlucent <Xpage=778>

In`ter*lu"cent (?) , a. [L. interlucens , p. pr. See Inter- , and Lucent .] Shining between.

Interlude <Xpage=778>

In`ter*lude (?) , n. [OE. enterlude , LL. interludium ; LL. inter between + ludus play, fr. ludere to play: cf. F. interlude . See Ludicrous .]

1. A short entertainment exhibited on the stage between the acts of a play, or between the play and the afterpiece, to relieve the tedium of waiting.

Dreams are but interludes , which fancy makes When monarch reason sleeps. Dryden.

2. A form of English drama or play, usually short, merry, and farcical, which succeeded the Moralities or Moral Plays in the transition to the romantic or Elizabethan drama.

3. (Mus.) A short piece of instrumental music played between the parts of a song or cantata, or the acts of a drama; especially, in church music, a short passage played by the organist between the stanzas of a hymn, or in German chorals after each line.

Interluded <Xpage=778>

In"ter*lu`ded (?) , a. Inserted in the manner of an interlude; having or containing interludes.

Interluder <Xpage=778>

In"ter*lu`der (?) , n. An actor who performs in an interlude.

B. Jonson.

Interluency <Xpage=778>

In"ter*lu`en*cy (?) , n. [L. interluens , p. pr. of interluere to flow between; inter + luere .] A flowing between; intervening water. [Obs.]

Sir M. Hale.

Interlunar, Interlunary <Xpage=778>

In`ter*lu"nar (?) , In`ter*lu"na*ry (?) , a. [Pref. inter- + lunar : cf. L. interlunis .] Belonging or pertaining to the time when the moon, at or near its conjunction with the sun, is invisible.

Milton.

Intermandibular <Xpage=778>

In`ter*man*dib"u*lar (?) , a. (Anat.) Between the mandibles; interramal; as, the intermandibular space .

Intermarriage <Xpage=778>

In`ter*mar"riage (?) , n. Connection by marriage; reciprocal marriage; giving and taking in marriage, as between two families, tribes, castes, or nations.

Intermarry <Xpage=778>

In`ter*mar"ry (?) , v. i. To become connected by marriage between their members; to give and take mutually in marriage; -- said of families, ranks, castes, etc.

About the middle of the fourth century from the building of Rome, it was declared lawful for nobles and plebeians to intermarry . Swift.

Intermaxilla <Xpage=778>

In`ter*max*il"la (?) , n. ; pl. Intermaxill\'91 (<?/) . (Anat.) See Premaxilla .

Intermaxillary <Xpage=778>

In`ter*max"il*la*ry (?) , a. (Anat.) (a) Between the maxillary bones. (b) Of or pertaining to the intermaxill\'91. -- n. An intermaxilla.

Intermean <Xpage=778>

In"ter*mean` (?) , n. Something done in the meantime; interlude. [Obs.]

B. Jonson.

Intermeation <Xpage=778>

In`ter*me*a"tion (?) , n. [L. intermeare , intermeatum ; to go between; inter between + meare to go.] A flowing between. [Obs.]

Bailey.

Intermeddle <Xpage=778>

In`ter*med"dle (?) , v. i. [OE. entremedlen , entermellen , to mix together, OF. entremedler , entremeller , entremesler , F. entrem\'88ler . See Inter- , and Meddle .] To meddle with the affairs of others; to meddle officiously; to interpose or interfere improperly; to mix or meddle with.

The practice of Spain hath been, by war and by conditions of treaty, to intermeddle with foreign states. Bacon.

Syn. -- To interpose; interfere. See Interpose .

Intermeddle <Xpage=778>

In`ter*med"dle (?) , v. t. To intermix; to mingle. [Obs.]

Many other adventures are intermeddled . Spenser.

Intermeddler <Xpage=778>

In`ter*med"dler (?) , n. One who meddles with, or intrudes into, the affairs of others.

Swift.

Intermeddlesome <Xpage=778>

In`ter*med"dle*some (?) , a. Inclined or disposed to intermeddle. -- In`ter*med"dle*some*ness , n.

Intermeddling <Xpage=778>

In`ter*med"dling (?) , n. The act of improperly interfering.

Burke.

Intermede <Xpage=778>

In"ter*mede (?) , n. [F. interm\'8ade , fr. L. inter between + medius , adj., middle; cf. It. intermedio . Cf. Intermezzo .] A short musical dramatic piece, of a light and pleasing, sometimes a burlesque, character; an interlude introduced between the acts of a play or an opera.

Intermediacy <Xpage=778>

In`ter*me"di*a*cy (?) , n. [From Intermediate .] Interposition; intervention.

Derham.

Intermedi\'91 <Xpage=778>

In`ter*me"di*\'91 (?) , n. pl. [NL., fr. L. intermedius intermedial.] (Zo\'94l.) The middle pair of tail feathers, or middle rectrices.

Intermedial <Xpage=778>

In`ter*me"di*al (?) , a. [Pref. inter- + medial : cf. L. intermedius .] Lying between; intervening; intermediate. " Intermedial colors."

Evelyn.

Intermedian <Xpage=778>

In`ter*me"di*an (?) , a. Intermediate. [Obs.]

Intermediary <Xpage=778>

In`ter*me"di*a*ry (?) , a. [Cf. F. interm\'82diaire .] Lying, coming, or done, between; intermediate; as, an intermediary project .

Intermediary amputation (Surg.) , an amputation for injury, performed after inflammation has set in.

Intermediary <Xpage=778>