<h1>Ictic</h1> <Xpage=725>
<hw>Ic"tic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>ictus</ets> blow.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to, or caused by, a blow; sudden; abrupt.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>
<i>H. Bushnell.</i>
<h1>Ictus</h1> <Xpage=725>
<hw>Ic"tus</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L., fr. <ets>icere</ets>, <ets>ictum</ets>, to strike.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Pros.)</fld> <def>The stress of voice laid upon accented syllable of a word. Cf. <er>Arsis</er>.</def>
<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A stroke or blow, as in a sunstroke, the sting of an insect, pulsation of an artery, etc.</def>
<h1>Icy</h1> <Xpage=725>
<hw>I"cy</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>Compar.</tt> <er>Icier</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>superl.</tt> <er>Iciest</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[AS. <ets>\'c6sig</ets>. See <er>Ice</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Pertaining to, resembling, or abounding in, ice; cold; frosty.</def> "<i>Icy</i> chains." <i>Shak</i>. "<i>Icy</i> region." <i>Boyle</i>. "<i>Icy</i> seas." <i>Pope</i>.
<p><b>2.</b> <def>Characterized by coldness, as of manner, influence, etc.; chilling; frigid; cold.</def>
<blockquote><b>Icy</b> was the deportment with which Philip received these demonstrations of affection. <i>Motley.</i></blockquote>
<h1>Icy-pearled</h1> <Xpage=725>
<hw>I"cy-pearl`ed</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Spangled with ice.</def>
<blockquote>Mounting up in <b>icy-pearled</b> car. <i>Milton.</i></blockquote>
<h1>I'd</h1> <Xpage=725>
<hw>I'd</hw> <tt>(?)</tt><def>. A contraction from <i>I would</i> or <i>I had</i>.</def>
<h1>Id</h1> <Xpage=725>
<hw>Id</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A small fresh-water cyprinoid fish (<spn>Leuciscus idus</spn> or <spn>Idus idus</spn>) of Europe. A domesticated variety, colored like the goldfish, is called <altname>orfe</altname> in Germany.</def>
<h1>Idalian</h1> <Xpage=725>
<hw>I*da"li*an</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Of or pertaining to <i>Idalium</i>, a mountain city in Cyprus, or to Venus, to whom it was sacred.</def> "<i>Idalian</i> Aphrodit\'82."
<i>Tennyson.</i>
<h1>Ide</h1> <Xpage=725>
<hw>Ide</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Id</er>.</def>
<h1>-ide</h1> <Xpage=725>
<hw>-ide</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>. <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A suffix used to denote: <sd>(a)</sd> The <i>nonmetallic</i>, or <i>negative</i>, element or radical in a binary compound; <as>as, ox<ex>ide</ex>, sulph<ex>ide</ex>, chlor<ex>ide</ex></as>. <sd>(b)</sd> A compound which is an <i>anhydride</i>; <as>as, glycol<ex>ide</ex>, phthal<ex>ide</ex></as>. <sd>(c)</sd> Any one of a series of derivatives; <as>as, indogen<ex>ide</ex>, glucos<ex>ide</ex>, etc.</as></def>
<h1>Idea</h1> <Xpage=725>
<hw>I*de"a</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Ideas</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[L. <ets>idea</ets>, Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ to see; akin to E. <ets>wit</ets>: cf. F. <ets>id\'82e</ets>. See <er>Wit</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>The transcript, image, or picture of a visible object, that is formed by the mind; also, a similar image of any object whatever, whether sensible or spiritual.</def>
<blockquote>Her sweet <b>idea</b> wandered through his thoughts. <i>Fairfax.</i></blockquote>
<blockquote>Being the right <b>idea</b> of your father Both in your form and nobleness of mind. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>
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