wunder · Library

Part 5981

The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary · Project Gutenberg — chapter 5981 of 12779 · ~202 words · public domain

Read in the Wunder reader — free

<hw>In*ter"ment</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>enterment</ets>, F. <ets>enterrement</ets>. See <er>Inter</er>, <tt>v. t.</tt>]</ety> <def>The act or ceremony of depositing a dead body in the earth; burial; sepulture; inhumation.</def>

<i>T. Warton.</i>

<h1>Intermention</h1> <Xpage=778>

<hw>In`ter*men"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To mention among other things, or casually or incidentally.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Intermesenteric</h1> <Xpage=778>

<hw>In`ter*mes`en*ter"ic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Within the mesentery; <as>as, the <ex>intermesenteric</ex>, or aortic, plexus</as>.</def>

<h1>Intermetacarpal</h1> <Xpage=778>

<hw>In`ter*me`ta*car"pal</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Between the metacarpal bones.</def>

<h1>Intermetatarsal</h1> <Xpage=778>

<hw>In`ter*me`ta*tar"sal</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Between the metatarsal bones.</def>

<h1>Intermezzo</h1> <Xpage=778>

<hw>In`ter*mez"zo</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[It. See <er>Intermede</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>An interlude; an intermede. See <er>Intermede</er>.</def>

<h1>Intermicate</h1> <Xpage=778>

<hw>In`ter*mi"cate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>intermicare</ets>; <ets>inter-</ets> between + <ets>micare</ets> to glitter.]</ety> <def>To flash or shine between or among.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Blount.</i>

<h1>Intermication</h1> <Xpage=778>

<hw>In`ter*mi*ca"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A shining between or among.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Smart.</i>

<h1>Intermigration</h1> <Xpage=778>

<hw>In`ter*mi*gra"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Reciprocal migration; interchange of dwelling place by migration.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Sir M. Hale.</i>

<h1>Interminable</h1> <Xpage=778>

<hw>In*ter"mi*na*ble</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>interminabilis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>interminable</ets>. See <er>Terminate</er>.]</ety> <def>Without termination; admitting no limit; boundless; endless; wearisomely protracted; <as>as, <ex>interminable</ex> space or duration; <ex>interminable</ex> sufferings.</as></def>

<blockquote>That wild <b>interminable</b> waste of waves. <i>Grainger.</i></blockquote>

<syn>Syn. -- Boundless; endless; limitless; illimitable; immeasurable; infinite; unbounded; unlimited.</syn>

<h1>Interminableness</h1> <Xpage=778>

<hw>In*ter"mi*na*ble*ness</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The state of being endless.</def>

<h1>Interminably</h1> <Xpage=778>

← Previous chapterAll chaptersNext chapter →

The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary · The Wunder Library — complete classics, free to read, with narration.

© 2026 Wunder Learning LLC · Terms & Privacy