insert 
2. lu n mi i. and //.. to attach, as a muscle or 
ligament to a bone. Bee iiixi-rtinn, '!. Inserted 
column. Same as engaged column (which sec, under cul- 
until). 
insert (in'sert), . [< insert, v.] Something 
inserted, specifically (a) An additional sentence or 
passage annexed to u proof to be inserted in the print; a 
rider. (/ In tliij postal sol-vice, a paper, circular, etc., 
Iilaccd within the foliU of a newspaper or the leaves of a 
>ook, pcriuilioil, etc. 
inserted (in-si'T'ted), p. a. Put or set in. Spe- 
cifically () Iii but., attached to or growing out of some 
part : said especially of the parts of a (lower : as, the calyx, 
rrnll;i, and stamens of many flowers are inverted on the 
receptacle. ('/) In entom. : (1) Having the base covered 
by the parts behind : opposed to/ret;, as, an inserted head. 
(2) Situated in ; springing from : as, antennte inserted at 
the sides of the front, (c) In amtt., having an Insertion, 
as a muscle or ligament ; attached, as the smaller or more 
movable end of a muscle : as, the muscle arises from the 
humeriis and is inserted ill the ulna. 
insertion (iu-ser'shon), n. [= F. insertion = 
Pr. tugercio = Sp. insertion = Pg. inserySo = It. 
inserzione, < LL. insertio(n-), a putting in, in- 
grafting, < L. inserere, pj>. inxertus, put in, insert : 
see insert.] 1. A putting in; the act of insert- 
ing, or placing, or setting something in or among 
other things: as, the insertion of a beam in a 
wall. 
I would not be understood to speak in prejudice of Lu- 
can, who has not only adorned his subject by this digres- 
sion from it, but fully compensated for its unseasonable 
insertion. 
W. L. Lewis, tr. of Htatius's Thebaid, iv. 667, note. 
2. That which is inserted. Specifically (a) A pas- 
sage or paragraph inserted in the text of a writing. 
He softens the relation by such imtei-tions, before he de- 
scribes the event. Broome. 
The redactional insertion displaced it [the prayer of Solo- 
mon in 1 Ki viii.] in one recension and led to its mutila- 
tion lu the other. Kncye. Brit., XIV. 84. 
(ft) A band of lace or other ornamental material inserted 
in a plain fabric for decorative purposes. Such bands are 
often made with both edges alike, and with a certain 
amount of plain stutf on either side, to allow them to be 
sewed on strongly. 
3. Place or manner of attachment, (a) In tot., 
the place or the mode of attachment of an organ to its 
support. ((.) In aiiat., the place or the mode of attach- 
ment of a muscle to the part to be moved: opposed to 
origin. There is no absolute distinction between the 
origin and the insertion of a muscle, these being converti- 
ble terms, as referring to the two ends of the muscle; but 
the more movable point of attachment is usually consid- 
ered the insertion. (<) In zoo/., attachment of a part or 
organ, with special reference to the site or manner of such 
attachment Epigynous insertion, In bat., an Insertion 
on the summit of the ovary. See cut under euigunous. 
Hypogynous Insertion, in hot., an insertion beneath the 
ovary. Perlgynous insertion, in bat., an insertion upon 
the ralyx surrounding the ovary. 
insertort, insertourt (iu-ser'tor), . See the 
quotation. 
Your flrst figure of tollerable disorder is [Parenthesis], 
or by an English name the [ Insertour], and Is when ye will 
seeme for larger information or some other ; purpose, to 
peece or gratfe in the midst of your tale an vnnecessary 
parcell of speach. Puttenham, Arteof Eng. Poesie.p. 140. 
inseryet (in-serv'), v. t. [< L. inservire, be of 
service to, serve, be devoted to, < in, in, to, + 
servire, serve: see serve.] To conduce to; be 
of use to. 
He had inxened to the Vlllany to please the Tyrant. 
E. Phillips, World of Words (1700). 
inservientt (in-ser'vi-ent), a. [< L. insenn- 
cn(t-)s, ppr. of inservire, serve: see inserve.] Of 
use in the attainment of an end; assisting. 
The other (by which tis conceived the drink doth pass) 
is the wcazon, rough artery, or wind-pipe, a part inservi- 
ent to voice and respiration. 
.S'ir T. Bromie, Vulg. En., Iv. a 
By conducting the spirits into the nerves and muscles 
insentient to the motion of the limbs, [music) doth make 
the patient leap and dance. /:.///.. Works, II. 181. 
insessiont (in-sesh'on), . [< LL. insessMn-), 
< L. insidere, pp. insessus, sit in or upon. < in, 
in, on, + sedere, sit: see session.] 1. The act 
of sitting in, on, or upon; especially, the act 
of sitting in a bath; a sitz-bath. 
Also ointments, baths, intention*, foments, and other 
such Hkc medicines made of things having restrictive ver- 
tue, do profit Burroughs Method of 1'hyrick (1624). 
2. That in, on, or upon which one sits. 
I a unn'oni be bathing-tubs half full, wherein the patient 
may sit Holland. 
Insessores (in-se-so'rez), n. pi. [NL., pi. of LL. 
iii.irxsor, a besetter, waylayer, lit. ' one who sits 
upon,'< lj. iimidcrc, pp. insessus, sit in or upon: 
see tiuesffion.] In ornitli. : (a) The perchers; in 
Vigors's system of classification, adopted by 
Swaiuson and many others, an extensive order 
of birds, of arboreal habits, having the feet fit- 
ted for peri-hin";, with :i toes in front and 1 be- 
hind, and not raptorial. A majority of all birds were 
included in this order, of which the leading types were Co- 
nirostres, Dentirostret, Tenuirogfres, and Finsirostrei. The 
group thus constituted corresponds exactly to no modern 
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order, but Is nearly equivalent to Passfren together with 
those 1'icariie which are not yoke-toed, thus including all 
the true passerine or passeriform birds, and many others. 
The term has been used with varying latitude of dcnni- 
1 ["n , and is now obsolete, the group of birds it designated 
being an artificial one. (ft) I u Bonaparte's dichoto- 
mous physiological classification of birds, one of 
two subclasses of Aves (the other being called 
Grallatorcs), including those (chiefly monoga- 
mous) birds which rear their young in the nest. 
As the term had been before employed in a very 
different sense, it was subsequently changed to 
Altriccs. (c) In Coues's system of classification 
(1884), the perchers proper : same as I'usseres. 
insessorial (in-se-so'ri-al), a. [As Insessor-es + 
-ial.] Of or pertaining to the Insessores; ha- 
bitually perching, as a bird; suited for perch- 
ing, as a bird's foot. 
In the most accomplished inte.torial foot, the front toes 
are cleft to the base, or only coherent to a slight extent ; 
the hind toe is completely Incumbent, and as long and 
flexible as the rest. Covet, Key to N. A. Birds, p. 129. 
inset (in-set'), t'. t.; pret. and pp. inset, ppr. in- 
setting. [< ME. insetten } < AS. insettan, ONorth. 
i ii.ii- / tn. appoint, lit. set i n ( = I ). inzetten = MLG. 
LG-. in.-.-' Hi n = Or. einsetzen = Dan. indstette = 
Sw. insatta), < in, in, + settan, set: see set 1 .] 
To set in ; infix or implant. 
The sorwe that is inset greveth the thought 
Chaucer, Booth I us, II. prose 3. 
inset (in'set), . [Onset, v.] 1. That which is 
set in ; an insertion ; specifically, in bookbind- 
ing, a leaf or leaves inserted in other leaves 
previously folded, usually in the center of the 
folding. The inset of a sheet of duodecimo consists of 
the fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth pages of the sheet A 
map or print specially inserted in a book la also an inset 
2. Influx, as of the tide. 
The inset Into the Bay of Biscay, which, when it exists, 
runs at the rate of a mile the hour. 
T. G. Bowles, Flotsam and Jetsam, p. 244. 
3. Same as ingate, 2. 
inseverable (in-sev'er-a-bl), a. [< in- 3 + sever- 
able.~\ Incapable of being severed. 
We had suffered so much together, and the filaments 
connecting them with my heart were ... so inseverable. 
De Quincey, Autoblog. Sketches, L 88. 
inshadet, t. See enshade. 
inshave (iu'shav), n. [< in 1 + shave."] A coop- 
ers' tool for dressing the inner sides of barrel- 
staves. 
insheathe, ensheathe (in-, en-sheTH'), ' '; 
pret. and pp. insheathed. ensheathed, ppr. in- 
sheathing, ensheathing. [\ in- 1 , en- 1 , + sheathe.] 
To sheathe; put into a sheath. [Bare.] 
On high he hung the martial sword imheath'd. 
J. Hughes, Triumph of Peace. 
The outer lobe ensheathing the long, sharp-toothed in- 
ner lobe. Packard. 
inshell (in-shel'), v. t. [< in- 1 + shell.] To hide 
in or as in a shell. 
Thrusts forth his horns again Into the world, 
Which were inshell'd when Marcius stood for Rome. 
Shale., Cor., Iv. 6, 45. 
inshelter (in-shel't6r). v. t. [< in- 1 + shelter.] 
To place in shelter; shelter, fthak. 
insbip (in-ship'), v. t. ; pret. and pp. inshipped, 
ppr. inxliiiipiiii/. ^[< in-I + ship.] To place on 
board a ship; ship; embark. 
See them guarded, 
And safely brought to Dover, where inshipp'd, 
Commit them to the fortune of the sea. 
Shot., 1 Hen. VI., T. 1, 49. 
When she was thus inshipp'd, and woefully 
Had cast her eyes about. 
Daniel, Hymen's Triumph. 
inshore (in'shor'), prep. plir. as adr. [< in 1 + 
snore 1 ; of. ashore.] Near the shore; toward 
the shore; on the shore side : as, the ship lay, 
or was moving, inshore. 
In-shore their passage tribes of sea-gulls urge. 
Crabbe, Works, II. 12. 
The Polaris was anchored just inshore of the largest Ice- 
berg seen since entering Kennedy channel. 
C. F. Hall, Polar Expedition, p. 110. 
inshore (in'shor), a. [< inshore, adr.] Situ- 
ated nearthe shore; relativelynear to the shore; 
specifically, as applied to fishing or fisheries, 
situated within about five miles of the shore: 
opposed to offshore: as, inshore fishing, in the 
mackerel-fishery, when a school is raised within the limit, 
it is still inshore fishing, no matter how far out the school 
may be followed. 
With a high tide and an iiuhore wind, their homes and 
lives were always in danger of destruction. 
C. Elton, Origins of Eng. Hist., p. 61. 
In former days the in*hre cod and halibut fisheries on 
the coast of New England were exceedingly valuable. 
Science, XII. 220. 
inshrinet, t. t. An obsolete form of enshrine. 
insidious 
inshroudt, r. /. An obsolete spelling of en- 
tthrinul. 
insiccation (iu-si-ka'shon), n. [< L. in, in, + 
xiiTiirc, pp. siccatus, dry : seosiccate.] The act 
of drying in. 
inside (in'sid or in-sid'), n. and a. [< tn 1 + side, 
n.] I, n. 1. The inner side or part ; the interior, 
as opposed to the outside or exterior: as, the 
inside of the hand ; the inside of a house ; the in- 
side of a newspaper. 
Show the inside of your pane to the outside of hU hand. 
Shot., W. T., 1. 8, 8SS. 
If I had an ostrich in ray inside I would drink till 
twelve every night, and eat broiled-l>ones till six every 
morning. Trollupr, The CUverings, I. 277. 
2. ill. Interior parts or appurtenances ; things 
within. Specifically (a) The entrails. (&) Internal 
thoughts or feelings, etc. 
We count him a wise man that knows the minds and 
iixidet of men. Selden, Table-Talk, p. 100. 
3. An inside passenger in a vehicle. 
So down thy hill, romantic Ashboum, glides 
The Derby dilly, carrying three inside*. 
Q. Canning, In Loves of the Triangles, L 178. 
The lord lieutenant . . . alone pretended to the mag- 
nificence of a wheel-carriage . . . bearing eight I'MUM 
and six outeides. The insides were then- Graces in person. 
Scott, Old Mortality, il. 
Inside Of a sheet, in printing, the side which is folded 
In ; that side of a sheet which contains the second page ; 
an inner form. Kee/orm, tt. Inside of a sword-hilt, 
that part of a sword-hilt which corresponds to the Inside 
or palm of the hand when the sword Is held as on guard. 
Coiupaie outside. Patent Inside. See patent. 
U. a. Being on the inside ; inner; interior; 
internal : as, an inxitlu view ; an inside seat in 
a coach. 
Is whispering nothing? 
Is leaning cheek to cheek? is meeting noses? 
Kissing with inside Up? ... Is this nothing? 
SAat., W. T.,1 2,287. 
Inside gear. See gear. Inside gearing, teeth cut on 
the concave side of an arc. Inside tin, in Iwokbinding, 
a sheet of thin metal placed between the cover and the 
fly-leaf, before the process of pasting down, with intent to 
keep the leaves smooth and prevent dampness. To have 
tne inside track, to have the inner side of a track or 
course in racing and running; hence, colloquially (as the 
inner side is shorter on the curves than the outer), to have 
the advantage ; be in a position of superiority, 
inside (in'sid), adv. and prep. [< inside, n.] I. 
adv. 1. Of space: To, into, or in the interior; 
within. 
A woman asked the coachman, "Are you full inside?" 
. . . Lamb put his head through the window and said, 
"I am quite full inside; that last piece of pudding at 
Mr. Oilman's did the business for me." 
Leslie, Autobiographical Recollections. 
2. Of time or space : Within the limit : followed 
by of. [U.8.J 
Both animals had been killed inside of five minutes. 
Hartford Courant, Jan. 13, 1887. 
U. prep. In the interior of; within: as, in- 
side the circle ; inside the letter. 
insider (in-si'der), . [< inside + -er 1 .] 1. 
One who is inside ; one who is within the limits 
of some place, structure, society, organization 
(as a church), et. 
Yet he was, or he meant to be, as pious as he was ag- 
gressive, and he cordially believed that his interest in the 
welfare of souls, outsiders and nominal insiders, was as 
good as the best Harper's Ma<j., LXXVIII. 891. 
Hence 2. One who has some special advan- 
tage, as in a business enterprise. [Colloq.] 
insidlatet (in-sid'i-at), c. t. [< L. in.iiilintiii. pp. 
of in.iiitiiiri (> It. in#i<iare = Sp. Pg. insidiar), 
lie in wait, lie in ambush, < insiutVp, an am- 
bush: see insidious.] To lie in ambush for. 
Heyicood. 
insidiationt (in-sid-i-a'shpn), n. [< OF. tMi- 
ilinti<>n,<. ML.*inirftVi<o(n-) ! < L. insidiari, lie in 
wait: see insidiate.] An insidious or treach- 
erous act. 
Though heaven be sore and secure from violent rob- 
bers, yet these by a wily insidiation enter Into it, and rob 
God of His honour. Rev. T. Adams, Works, I. 181. 
insidiatprt (in-sid'i-a-tor), n. [= F. insidia- 
tcur = Sp. Pg. insidiador = It. insidiatore, < L. 
inxitliator, one who lies in wait, < insidiari, lie 
in wait : see insidiate.] One who insidiates or 
lies in ambush. 
They [kings] are most exposed to dangers and disasters, 
. . . having usually . . . many both open enemies and 
close intidiatmm. Burrow, Works, I. x. 
insidious (in-sid'i-ns). a. [= F. insidievx = 
Sp. Pg. It. insidioso, < L. inxidiosvs, cunning, 
artful, deceitful, < insidi(e, a lying in wait, an 
ambush, artifice, stratagem, < insidere, lit. sit 
in or upon : see inscsxion.] 1. Lying in wait; 
hence, deceitful ; sly ; treacherous. 
Till, worn by age, and mouldering to decay. 
The insiiiiuui waters wash iu base away. Canning. 
