<h1>Ilicin</h1> <Xpage=727>
<hw>Il"i*cin</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>The bitter principle of the holly.</def>
<h1>Ilio-</h1> <Xpage=727>
<hw>Il"i*o-</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>. <ety>[From <er>Ilium</er>.]</ety> <def>A combining form used in anatomy to denote <i>connection with</i>, or <i>relation to</i>, <i>the ilium</i>; <as>as, <ex>ilio</ex>-femoral, <ex>ilio</ex>-lumbar, <ex>ilio</ex>-psoas, etc.</as></def>
<h1>Iliofemoral</h1> <Xpage=727>
<hw>Il`i*o*fem"o*ral</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to the ilium and femur; <as>as, <ex>iliofemoral</ex> ligaments</as>.</def>
<h1>Iliolumbar</h1> <Xpage=727>
<hw>Il`i*o*lum"bar</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to the iliac and lumbar regions; <as>as, the <ex>iliolumbar</ex> artery</as>.</def>
<h1>Iliopsoas</h1> <Xpage=727>
<hw>Il`i*o*pso"as</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The great flexor muscle of the hip joint, divisible into two parts, the iliac and great psoas, -- often regarded as distinct muscles.</def>
<h1>Ilium</h1> <Xpage=727>
<hw>Il"i*um</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Ileum</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The dorsal one of the three principal bones comprising either lateral half of the pelvis; the dorsal or upper part of the hip bone. See <cref>Innominate bone</cref>, under <er>Innominate</er>.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>ilion</asp>, and <asp>ileum</asp>.]</altsp>
<h1>Ilixanthin</h1> <Xpage=727>
<hw>Il`ix*an"thin</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Ilex</ets> the genus including the holly + Gr. <?/ yellow.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A yellow dye obtained from the leaves of the holly.</def>
<h1>Ilk</h1> <Xpage=727>
<hw>Ilk</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Scot. <ets>ilk</ets>, OE. <ets>ilke</ets> the same, AS. <ets>ilca</ets>. Cf. <er>Each</er>.]</ety> <def>Same; each; every.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>
<i>Spenser.</i>
<cs><col>Of that ilk</col>, <cd>denoting that a person's surname and the title of his estate are the same; as, <i>Grant of that ilk<i>, i.e., <i>Grant of Grant<i>.</cd></cs>
<i>Jamieson.</i>
<h1>Ilke</h1> <Xpage=727>
<hw>Il"ke</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Ilk</er>.]</ety> <def>Same.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<i>Chaucer.</i>
<h1>Ilkon, Ilkoon</h1> <Xpage=727>
<hw><hw>Il*kon"</hw>, <hw>Il*koon"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt><hw>, <tt>pron.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Ilk</er>, and <er>One</er>.]</ety> <def>Each one; every one.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<i>Chaucer.</i>
<h1>Ill</h1> <Xpage=727>
<hw>Ill</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <wordforms>[The regular comparative and superlative are wanting, their places being supplied by <i>worse</i> <tt>(<?/)</tt> and <i>worst</i> <tt>(<?/)</tt>, from another root.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. <ets>ill</ets>, <ets>ille</ets>, Icel. <ets>illr</ets>; akin to Sw. <ets>illa</ets>, adv., Dan. <ets>ilde</ets>, adv.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Contrary to good, in a physical sense; contrary or opposed to advantage, happiness, etc.; bad; evil; unfortunate; disagreeable; unfavorable.</def>
<blockquote>Neither is it <b>ill</b> air only that maketh an <b>ill</b> seat, but <b>ill</b> ways, <b>ill</b> markets, and <b>ill</b> neighbors. <i>Bacon.</i></blockquote>
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