Under the hospitable covert nigh Of trees thick interwoven.
Milton.
2. To intermingle; to unite intimately; to connect closely; as, to interweave truth with falsehood. Dryden.
Words interwove with sighs found out their way.
Milton.
In`ter*wish" (?), v. t. To wish mutually in regarded to each other. [Obs.] Donne.
In`ter*work"ing (?), n. The act of working in together; interweaving. Milton.
In`ter*world" (?), n. A world between other worlds. Holland.
{ In`ter*wove" (?), In`ter*wov"en (?), } imp. & p. p. of Interweave.
In`ter*wreathe" (?), v. t. To weave into a wreath; to intertwine. [R.] Lovelace.
In*tes"ta*ble (?), a. [L. intestabilis: cf. F. intestable. See In- not, and Testable.] (Law) Not capable of making a will; not legally qualified or competent to make a testament. Blackstone.
In*tes"ta*cy (?), n. [From Intestate.] The state of being intestate, or of dying without having made a valid will. Blackstone.
In*tes"tate (?), a. [L. intestatus; pref. in- not + testatus, p. p. of testari to make a will: cf. F. intestat. See Testament.]
1. Without having made a valid will; without a will; as, to die intestate. Blackstone.
Airy succeeders of intestate joys.
Shak.
2. Not devised or bequeathed; not disposed of by will; as, an intestate estate.
In*tes"tate, n. (Law) A person who dies without making a valid will. Blackstone.
In*tes"ti*nal (?), a. [Cf. F. intestinal.] Of or pertaining to the intestines of an animal; as, the intestinal tube; intestinal digestion; intestinal ferments.
Intestinal canal. Same as Intestine, n. -- Intestinal worm (Zoöl.), any species of helminth living in the intestinal canal of any animal. The species are numerous.
In*tes"tine (?), a. [L. intestinus, fr. intus on the inside, within, fr. in in: cf. F. intestine. See In.]
1. Internal; inward; -- opposed to external.
Epilepsies, fierce catarrhs, Intestine stone and ulcers.
Milton.
2. Internal with regard to a state or country; domestic; not foreign; -- applied usually to that which is evil; as, intestine disorders, calamities, etc.
Hoping here to end Intestine war in heaven, the arch foe subdued.
Milton.
An intestine struggle . . . between authority and liberty.
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