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<h1>Inseparableness</h1> <Xpage=769>

<hw>In*sep"a*ra*ble*ness</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The quality or state of being inseparable; inseparability.</def>

<i>Bp. Burnet.</i>

<h1>Inseparably</h1> <Xpage=769>

<hw>In*sep"a*ra*bly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>In an inseparable manner or condition; so as not to be separable.</def>

<i>Bacon.</i>

<blockquote>And cleaves through life <b>inseparably</b> close. <i>Cowper.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Inseparate</h1> <Xpage=769>

<hw>In*sep"a*rate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>inseparatus</ets>. See <er>In-</er> not, and <er>Separate</er>.]</ety> <def>Not separate; together; united.</def>

<i>Shak.</i>

<h1>Inseparately</h1> <Xpage=769>

<hw>In*sep"a*rate*ly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>Inseparably.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Cranmer.</i>

<h1>Insert</h1> <Xpage=769>

<hw>In*sert"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Inserted</er>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Inserting</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. <ets>insertus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>inserere</ets> to insert; pref. <ets>in-</ets> in + <ets>serere</ets> to join, connect. See <er>Series</er>.]</ety> <def>To set within something; to put or thrust in; to introduce; to cause to enter, or be included, or contained; <as>as, to <ex>insert</ex> a scion in a stock; to <ex>insert</ex> a letter, word, or passage in a composition; to <ex>insert</ex> an advertisement in a newspaper.</as></def>

<blockquote>These words were very weakly <b>inserted</b> where they will be so liable to misconstruction. <i>Bp. Stillingfleet.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Inserted</h1> <Xpage=769>

<hw>In*sert"ed</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Situated upon, attached to, or growing out of, some part; -- said especially of the parts of the flower; <as>as, the calyx, corolla, and stamens of many flowers are <ex>inserted</ex> upon the receptacle</as>.</def>

<i>Gray.</i>

<h1>Inserting</h1> <Xpage=769>

<hw>In*sert"ing</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A setting in.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Something inserted or set in, as lace, etc., in garments.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<h1>Insertion</h1> <Xpage=769>

<hw>In*ser"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>insertio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>insertion</ets>. See <er>Insert</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>The act of inserting; <as>as, the <ex>insertion</ex> of scions in stocks; the <ex>insertion</ex> of words or passages in writings.</as></def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>The condition or mode of being inserted or attached; <as>as, the <ex>insertion</ex> of stamens in a calyx</as>.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>That which is set in or inserted, especially a narrow strip of embroidered lace, muslin, or cambric.</def>

<p><b>4.</b> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The point or part by which a muscle or tendon is attached to the part to be moved; -- in contradistinction to its <i>origin</i>.</def>

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