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<hw>In*tes"tine</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>intestinus</ets>, fr. <ets>intus</ets> on the inside, within, fr. <ets>in</ets> in: cf. F. <ets>intestine</ets>. See <er>In</er>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>Internal; inward; -- opposed to <i>external</i>.</def>

<blockquote>Epilepsies, fierce catarrhs, <b>Intestine</b> stone and ulcers. <i>Milton.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Internal with regard to a state or country; domestic; not foreign; -- applied usually to that which is evil; <as>as, <ex>intestine</ex> disorders, calamities, etc.</as></def>

<blockquote>Hoping here to end <b>Intestine</b> war in heaven, the arch foe subdued. <i>Milton.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>An <b>intestine</b> struggle . . . between authority and liberty. <i>Hume.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>Depending upon the internal constitution of a body or entity; subjective.</def>

<blockquote>Everything labors under and <b>intestine</b> necessity. <i>Cudworth.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>Shut up; inclosed.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Cowper.</i>

<h1>Intestine</h1> <Xpage=781>

<hw>In*tes"tine</hw>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Intestines</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[L. <ets>intestinum</ets>: cf. F. <ets>intestin</ets>. See <er>Intestine</er>, <tt>a.</tt>]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>That part of the alimentary canal between the stomach and the anus. See <i>Illust</i>. of <i>Digestive apparatus</i>.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>The bowels; entrails; viscera.</def>

<cs><col>Large intestine</col> <fld>(Human Anat. & Med.)</fld>, <cd>the lower portion of the bowel, terminating at the anus. It is adapted for the retention of fecal matter, being shorter, broader, and less convoluted than the <i>small intestine<i>; it consists of three parts, the c\'91cum, colon, and rectum.</cd> -- <col>Small intestine</col> <fld>(Human Anat. & Med.)</fld>, <cd>the upper portion of the bowel, in which the process of digestion is practically completed. It is narrow and contorted, and consists of three parts, the duodenum, jejunum, and ileum.</cd></cs>

<h1>Intext</h1> <Xpage=781>

<hw>In"text</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The text of a book.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Herrick.</i>

<h1>Intextine</h1> <Xpage=781>

<hw>In*tex"tine</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>In</ets>fine + <ets>extine</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A thin membrane existing in the pollen grains of some plants, and situated between the extine and the intine, as in <i><OE/nothera</i>.</def>

<h1>Intextured</h1> <Xpage=781>

<hw>In*tex"tured</hw> <tt>(?; 135)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Inwrought; woven in.</def>

<h1>Inthirst</h1> <Xpage=781>

<hw>In*thirst"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To make thirsty.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Inthrall</h1> <Xpage=781>

<hw>In*thrall"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Inthralled</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Inthralling</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Cf. <er>Enthrall</er>.]</ety> <altsp>[Written also <asp>inthral</asp>, <asp>enthral</asp>, and <asp>enthrall</asp>.]</altsp> <def>To reduce to bondage or servitude; to make a thrall, slave, vassal, or captive of; to enslave.</def>

<blockquote>She soothes, but never can <b>inthrall</b> my mind. <i>Prior.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Inthrallment</h1> <Xpage=781>

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