Part 6112

<h1>Ixtle, Ixtli</h1> <Xpage=794>

<hw><hw>Ix"tle</hw>, <hw>Ix"tli</hw><hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A Mexican name for a variety of <spn>Agave rigida</spn>, which furnishes a strong coarse fiber; also, the fiber itself, which is called also <altname>pita</altname>, and <altname>Tampico fiber</altname>.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>istle</asp>.]</altsp>

<h1>Izard</h1> <Xpage=794>

<hw>Iz"ard</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A variety of the chamois found in the Pyrenees.</def>

<h1>-ize</h1> <Xpage=794>

<hw>-ize</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>. <ety>[F. -<ets>iser</ets>, L. -<ets>izare</ets>, Gr. <?/.]</ety> <def>A verb suffix signifying <i>to make</i>, <i>to do</i>, <i>to practice</i>; as apolog<i>ize</i>, bapt<i>ize</i>, theor<i>ize</i>, tyrann<i>ize</i>.</def>

<note>&hand; In the case of certain words the spelling with -<i>ise</i> (after analogy with F. <i>-iser</i>) is the usual form; as, catech<i>ise</i>, critic<i>ise</i>. With regard to most words, however, which have this suffix there is a diversity of usage, some authorities spelling -<i>ise</i>, others (as in this book) -<i>ize</i>.</note>

<h1>Izedi</h1> <Xpage=794>

<hw>Iz"e*di</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One of an Oriental religious sect which worships Satan or the Devil.</def>

<blockquote>The <b>Izedis</b> or Yezdis, the so-called Devil worshipers, still remain a numerous though oppressed people in Mesopotamia and adjacent countries. <i>Tylor.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Izedism</h1> <Xpage=794>

<hw>Iz"e*dism</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The religion of the Izedis.</def>

<h1>Izzard</h1> <Xpage=794>

<hw>Iz"zard</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Izard</er>.</def>

<h1>Izzard</h1> <Xpage=794>

<hw>Iz"zard</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Formerly <ets>ezed</ets>, prob. fr. F. <ets>et z\'90de</ets> and z.]</ety> <def>The letter <it>z</it>; -- formerly so called.</def>

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<h1>J</h1> <Xpage=794>

<hw>J</hw> <tt>(?)</tt><def>. J is the tenth letter of the English alphabet. It is a later variant form of the Roman letter I, used to express a consonantal sound, that is, originally, the sound of English <i>y</i> in <i>yet</i>. The forms J and I have, until a recent time, been classed together, and they have been used interchangeably.</def>

<note>In medical prescriptions <i>j</i> is still used in place of <i>i</i> at the end of a number, as a Roman numeral; as, v<i>j</i>, xi<i>j</i>.

J is etymologically most closely related to <i>i</i>, <i>y</i>, <i>g</i>; as in <i>j</i>ot, <i>i</i>ota; <i>j</i>est, <i>g</i>esture; <i>j</i>oin, <i>j</i>ugular, <i>y</i>oke. See <er>I</er>.

J is a compound vocal consonant, nearly equivalent in sound to <i>dzh</i>. It is exactly the same as <i>g</i> in <i>gem</i>. See <i>Guide to Pronunciation</i>, &sect;&sect; 179, 211, 239.</note>

<h1>Jaal goat</h1> <Xpage=794>

<hw>Jaal" goat`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A species of wild goat (<spn>Capra Nubiana</spn>) found in the mountains of Abyssinia, Upper Egypt, and Arabia; -- called also <altname>beden</altname>, and <altname>jaela</altname>.</def>

<h1>Jab</h1> <Xpage=794>

<hw>Jab</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <ety>[Cf. <er>Job</er>.]</ety> <def>To thrust; to stab; to punch. See <er>Job</er>, <tt>v. t.</tt></def> <mark>[Scot. & Colloq. U. S.]</mark>

<h1>Jab</h1> <Xpage=794>

<hw>Jab</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A thrust or stab.</def> <mark>[Scot. & Colloq. U. S.]</mark>