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IBIS, n. [Gr. and L.] A fowl of the genus Tantalus,and grallic order, a native o...
IBEX, n. [L.] The wild goat of the genus Capra,which is said to be the stock of ...
IAM'BUS, n. [L. iambus.] In poetry, a foot consisting of two syllables,the first...
IAM'BICS, n. plu. Verses composed of short and long syllables alternately. Ancie...
IAM'BIC, n. [L. imabicus;] Pertaining to the iambus, a poetic foot consisting of...
I is the ninth letter,and the third vowel of the English Alphabet. We receive it...
HYTHE, n. A port. [See Hithe .]
HYSTEROT'OMY, n. [Gr. the uterus, and a cutting.] In surgery, the Cesarean secti...
HYS'TEROCELE, n. [Gr. the womb, and a tumor.] A species of hernia, caused by a d...
HYSTER'ICS, n. A disease of women, proceeding from the womb, and characterized b...
HYSTER'IC HYSTER'ICAL, a. [Gr. from the womb.] Disordered in the region of the w...
HY'SOP HYSSOP, n. hy'sop. [L. hyssopus; Gr. It would be well to write this word ...
HY'SON, n. A species of green tea from China.
HYRST, n. A wood. [See Hurst .]
HYRSE, n. hirs. Millet.
HYPOTHET'ICALLY, adv. by way of supposition; conditionally.