ihleite 
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ihleite (e'lo-it). . [After one Ililf, superin- 
tendent of mines at Mugraii, Bohemia.] A 
hydrous iron sulphate forming an orange-yel- 
low efflorescence on graphite at Mugrau, Bohe- 
mia, derived from the alteration of pyrites. 
ihram (i-riim'), H. [Ar., < liammn, forbid: see 
liaram, htin-m. 
hai 
lleH, n. The former and more correct spelling 
of wfcl. Chaucer. 
ile2t, it. The former and more correct spelling 
of aisle. 
ileSf (11), n. A form of P. 
ile 4 (il), H. A dialectal form of oil. 
am, lum-iu.} 1. The dress assumed by Mo- ile"t, ". [ME., < AH. it, iijel, a hedgehog. See 
medan pilgrims. it consists of two white cot- echinus.'] A hedgehog. 
left shoulder and knotted nt the right side. 
The wife and daughters of n Turkish pilgrim of our 
party assumed the iltrain at the same time as ourselves. 
ii. A'. Burton, El-Medinah, p. 858. 
2. The state in which a pilgrim is held to be 
from the time ho assumes this distinctive garb 
until he lays it aside. When in this state, the pilgrim 
is prohibited from hunting or slaying animals (except ver- 
min. etcA the use of perfumes, anointing or shaving the 
head, cutting the beard, paring the nails, covering the 
face, kissing women, etc. Ituyhen, Diet, of Islam. 
I. H. S. [In ME., ML., etc., written IHS, lii.i. 
repr. Gr. 1112, a contraction, as the mark in- 
dicates, of the full form I1I20T2, L. IESUS, Je- 
sus: see Jesus. The Latin contraction, in its 
ML. form, came to be regarded as an abbr. for 
lesus Hominum Salrator, Jesus, Saviour of men, 
or for In Hoc Sit/no (rinces), by this sign (con- 
quer) (the motto inscribed with the cross on the 
banner of Constantino), or for In Hac (cruce) 
Solus, in this (cross) is salvation.] An abbre- 
viation or symbol originally representing the 
name of Jesus (see etymology), much used, 
often in monogram, as a symbol or ornament 
on church walls or windows, altars, altar-cloths, 
prayer-books, tombstones, etc. 
I-iron (i'l'ern), n. An iron beam, rod, or the 
like, in section like a capital I. Compare an- 
i/li -iron and T-iron. 
ik 1 t, pron. A Middle English form of /2. 
ik a t, a. A Middle English form of UK*. 
ik 8 t, *'. and conj. A Middle English form of 
eke. 
ikon, . See icon, 2. 
il-i. An unusual and un-English assimilation 
of tn-i before /, after the analogy of or by con- 
fusion with i/- 2 , il- s : perhaps only in the rare 
J -'-- -Uighten to- -" --..- 
lar " 
, . Same 
Next to the hag of the stomacke, men and sheep liave the 
Bma11 BUt " callel1 lactcs - throu K h wllllh ' B "-at paweth ; 
m others it is named ife. UM,md. tr. of riinyTxt si 
' 
Icon- 
ile 8 t. A former spelling of I'll, a colloquial 
traction of / will. 
-ile. See -i/. 
ileac (il'e-ak), a. [< Ueum + -ac.] Pertaining 
to the ileum or lower bowels Deac passion. 
Same as tteut, 1. See Uiae. 
ileitis (il-fl'tta), . [NL., < iUsum + -t*.] In 
patliol., inflammation of the ileum. 
ileocaecal (il'e-d-se'kal), a. [< ileum + cacum 
+ -al.'] Of or pertaining to both the ileum and 
the caecum. neocse- 
cal valve, the valvu- 
la lijuliini, the valve 
guarding the opening of 
the Ileum at the crectim. 
See the extract Also 
called ileoculic ralr>: 
The opening of the 
small Intestine into the 
large is provided with 
prominent lips, which 
project Into the cavity 
of the latter, and oppose 
the passage of matters 
from it Into the small In- 
testine, while they readi- 
ly allow of a passage the 
other way. This Is the 
ileocacal valve. 
Huxley and I'ouuunu, , il c ,,, n . terminating in the accam. 
[Physlol., } 188. thelattercontinuinginr.lbecolon:^, 
T. /!- - i ,/ the ileocaxal valve ; *, the vermiform 
UeOCOllC (ire-O-KOl - appendage, opening at c in the ca- 
lk), a. [< tfL. ileo- cum - 
ieus, < ileum + colmft: see colic.'] Of or per- 
iliac 
regions of the abdomen. In ninny animals, especially those 
which lack a cn-cnin or oca, no Ileum U certainly dMIn- 
gntohabli- either from preceding or Hiccaedlua parUou of 
the intestine; bnt whenever the beginning eft cploa on 
be determined, a preceding portion of the mteiUhalnot, 
of however Indefinite extent, I* regarded u an Uewu. See 
cuts under ileocacai and intestine. 
2. Hence, in general, the lower part, of inde- 
terminate extent, of the small intestine; or. 
when there is no distinction between large and 
small intestine, a part of the intestine preced- 
ing the caecum or the creca. 3. In eutom., a 
narrow part of the intestine of an insect, gen- 
erally adjoining the ventriculus or stomach, 
and divided from the broader colon or second 
intestine by a constriction or valve. The ilenm 
may l>e long and convoluted or straight and short ; In the 
lleittiptera and some Seuroptera it in entirely wanting. 
ileus (il'e-us), n. [NL., < L. ileog, < Gr. ti/tor., 
or i/ioc, a grievous disease of the intestines, a 
severe kind of colic, < eifoiv, cifaw, ellifaiv, roll 
up, wind, turn, in pass, also shrink up, tf*Ft>.= 
L. volvere = E. wallow : see volute and tcaltoic. 
Cf. ileum.'] 1. lupathol. f severe colic, attended 
with stercoraceous vomiting, due to intestinal 
obstruction: also applied loosely to severe colic 
of other origin. Also called ileac or iliac pas- 
sion. 2. Same as ileum. 
Hex (i'leks), n. [L., the holm-oak.] 1. A ge- 
nus of trees and shrubs, of the natural order 
Ilieinete, or holly tribe. It Is characterized by having 
the flowers more or leas dlceciously polygamous ; the calyx 
small, and with 4 to 6 teeth ; the corolla rotate, and divided 
into 4, rarely 6 or 6, parts ; 4 to 8 stamens ; and an ovary 
with 4 to 8, rarely 7 or 8, cells forming a berry-like drupe. 
The plants of this genus have alternate, often thick, ever- 
green leaves, and white flowers, usually axillary. It com- 
prehends about 145 species, many of which are natives of 
Central America, others occurring throughout the tropical 
and temperate regions of the globe, being represented least 
frequently in Africa and Australia. Among the moat re- 
markable of them are : /. A:mi/olitim, the common holly 
(see hollyi); I. llnl.nrica, the broad-leafed holly of Mi- 
norca, a very handsome species ; and /. 1'arayuaytngi*, 
whose leaves are consumed In large quantities In South 
America, under the name of Paraguay tea or matt. (See 
Paraguay tea, under tea.) I. vertinllata Is the Virginia 
win terberry or black alder. /. Camdne Is the yaupon. /. 
lanrigata Is the smooth wlnterberry of the eastern 1'nlted 
.States ; /. Dahoon, the dahoon holly of V li prtnia and south- 
ward. /. tideroxyloidttot the West Indies is a large tree 
called Dominica oak. The genus Is widely known In a fos- 
i assimilation (in Latin, et __ _ ._ __ 
fore I. (See - a .) In the following words, in 
the etymology, the prefix 7-2 is usually referred 
directly to the original - 2 . 
il- s . An assimilation (in Latin, et<j. ) of the nega- 
tive or privative prefix -S before I. (See tn-3.) 
In the following words, in the etymology, the 
prefix i/- 3 is usually referred directly to the 
original in- 3 . 
-il, -ile. [ME. -il, -ile, -yl, -yle, F. -il, -ile, fern. 
-ile, Pr. -il, -ile = Sp. Pg. -il = It. -ile. < (1) L. 
-His, forming adjectives from verbs, being at- 
tached to the inf. stem, as in agilis, agile, fa- 
cilis, facile, fragilin, fragile, habilis, manage- 
able, habile, etc., or to the pp. stem in -t- OT-S-, 
as in fertilis, fertile, fosstlix, fossil, missilis, mis- 
sile, textilis, textile, volatilis, volatile, etc. (and 
similarly to nouns, esflitvialilis, fluviatile, aqua- 
tilis, aqnatile, etc.), or to noun-stems, as graci- 
lis, slender, liumilitt, humble, etc.; (2) L. -ilis, 
forming adjectives, and nouns thence derived, 
from nouns, as civilis, civil, hostilis, hostile, juve- 
nilis, juvenile, scrvilis, servile, etc. See the cor- 
responding E. words. In older words this suffix 
often appears as -le (syllabic I), as in gentle, 
able, humble, etc., esp. in the compound form 
-ble, < L. -bi-lis: see -le, -ble. The suffix is 
prop. -I, L. -tin, the preceding vowel belonging 
to the stem or being supplied. Cf . -al, -eft, -ule.] 
A suffix of Latin origin, forming in Latin ad- 
jectives and nouns derived from them, and less 
frequently nouns directly from verbs and nouns, 
many of which formations have come into Eng- 
lish. The proper English spelling when the vowel is 
short Is -, as In eiM, fossil, etc., and formerly fertii, 
fragil, hostil, etc. ; bnt in most cases -tie now prevails, as 
infertile, fragile, hostile, missile, textile, volatile, jutrnile, 
servile, etc. When the vowel is pronounced long, -He 
exclusively is used, as in gentile and other nouns, and in 
an onapproved pronunciation, host'le, juvenile, etc. The 
ilandt, . The former and more correct spell- 
ing of island 1 . 
ilceH, ilcheH, fi. Middle English forms of itt-i. 
ilce'-'t, ilche 2 t, . Middle English forms of 
ildt (ild), >. An obsolete dialectal form of yiilil. 
It occurs in the phrase Corf ild, for God 'yield. 
See nniler C.'oi/ 1 . 
ildet, a. A Middle English variant of wfel. 
188 
fNL., fern, of iteocoliciis : see ileocolic."] The 
ileocolio artery, one of the larger branches of 
the superior mesenteric artery, supplying parts 
of the ileum and colon. 
ileocolitis (il'e-o-ko-ll'tis), n. [NL., < ileum + 
colon 2 + -itfs.J Inpat/tol., inflammation of the 
ileum and colon. 
Ileodictyon (il'e-o-dik'ti-on), . [NL., < L. ile- 
um, ilium, ileum, + Gr. HKTVOV, a net.] A ge- 
nus of gasteromycetous fungi with gelatinous 
volva, and receptacle with hollow branches. 
Several reported species, particularly /. cilmrium, are eaten 
by the New-Zealanders, and are called thunder^irt. 
ileoparietal (il'e-6-pa-ri'e-tal), a. [< NL.i/eum, 
ileum, + li. paries (n'ariet-), wall: see parietal.'] 
Pertaining to the ileum and to the wall of the 
body-cavity Deoparietal band. In Brachiopoda. a 
kind of mesentery which passes from the hind-gut to the 
j. ileum, ile- 
, , . J., the forma- 
tion of an artificial opening into the ileum, as 
between the jejunum and the ilenm. 
Jejnno-iltottomii and \\eo-ilenttnmit were performed in 
Identically the same way. The Lancet, No. 3420, p. 531. 
ileotyphus (il'e-p-tl'fus), . [NL., < ileum + 
tiil>linis.~\ Tyi^hoid or enteric fever. 
ilesite (ilz'it), n. [After M. W. lies, an Ameri- 
can metallurgist (born 1852).] A hydrous sul- 
phate of manganese, zinc, and iron, found in 
friable crystalline aggregates in Park county, 
Colorado. 
ileum (il'e-um), . [NL. application of L. i7f- 
, ilium (see ilium), or ile, usually in pi. ilia. 
that part of the abdomen which extends from 
the lowest ribs to the pubes, the groin, flank ; 
prob., like ileus, ult. < Gr. Metv, roll, wind, turn : 
see ileus. Hence (from L. ilia) ult. E.j'fKie 2 , q . v.] 
whirh the small intestine is divisible, continu- 
ous with the jejunum and ending in the large 
intestine: more fully called integfiiiiim ili-um. 
from its many coils or convolutions. In man the 
ilenm is taken to he the terminal three fifths of the small 
intestine, though its beginning is indistinguishable from 
the ending of the jejunum ; bnt it ends abruptly at the 
cjpcum, or commencement of the colon. The ileum has on 
an average a smaller diameter than the preceding part of 
the intestine, and its coats are thinner and less vascular. 
It lies chiefly in the umbilical, hypogastric, and right iliac 
Winterberry (Ilrx rvrticillata}. 
1. flowering branch of the male plant : a. branch of the female plant. 
with fruit i a, single fruit on larger Kale. 
sil state, some 50 or 80 extinct species having been de- 
scribed, chiefly from the Miocene of Europe, but ranging 
from the Middle Cretaceous to the Quaternary. Several 
occur in the Green Kiver Group (Eocene) of the Rocky 
Mountain region. 
2. [/. c.] A tree or shrub of this genus. 
There oft, In goat-skin clad, a sunburnt peasant 
Like Pan comes frisking from his ilex wood. 
Locker, An Invitation to Rome. 
ilia, H. Plural of ilium. 
iliac 1 (iri-ak),rt.and. [(1) Partly < L. iliaeus, 
relating to the colic, < ileon, the colic (see ileus) ; 
(2) partly < P. Wayne = Sp. iliaco = Pg. It. iUaco, 
< NL. iliaftis (not in L.), pertaining tothe ileum, 
< ileiim, the lower part of the small intestine, 
L. ileum, ilium, the ilia, the flank: see ileum.'] 
I. . It. Pertaining to the ilenm; ileac. Also 
iliucal. 2. Of or pertaining to the ilium or flank- 
bone Circumflex lilac artery, one of two principal 
branches of the external iliac, arising opposite the origin of 
the epigastric, and running along the Inner lip of the crest 
of the ilium.- External lilac artery.theouterand larger 
branch of the common ili;u-, lying, in man, along the Inner 
lionler of the psoas magnns muscle, and extending to 
1'oupart's ligament, beneath which it panes and becomes 
the femoral artery. Its chief branches are the epigastric 
and circumflex iliac. Ulac artery, one of two arteries, 
right and left, formed by the bifurcation of the abdomi- 
nal aorta, and in turn bifurcating to form the external and 
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