interjectural 
He started back two or three paces, rapt out a dozen m- 
terjcrturnl oaths, and itski-<l what the devil had brought 
you here. Sheridan, The Rivals, 11. 1. 
interjoin (in-trr-join'), . /. [< OF. 
< L. iii/i'i-jiiiii/crc, join together, < inter, between, 
+ jungere, join: see join. Cf. interjunctum.] 
To join one with another; combine. 
So, fellest foes . . . shall grow dear friends, 
And interjoin their Issues. SAot., Cor., iv. I, 2i 
interjoist (in'ter-joist), . [< inter- + joist.] 
In building, the space or interval between two 
joists. 
interjunction (in-ter-jungk'shon), n. [< inter- 
+ junction. Cf. interjoin."] A mutual joining. 
.Smart. 
interknit (in-ter-nif), '. t. ; pret. and pp. inter- 
knitted or interknit, ppr. interknitting. [< inter- 
+ knit.] To knit together. [Rare.] 
interknot (in-ter-nof), v. t.; pret. and pp. in- 
terknotted, ppr. inter/matting. [< inter- + knot 1 .] 
To knot together mutually and intricately. 
[Rare.] 
Millennial oaks interlmntttd their python roots below 
its surface, and vouchsafed protection to many a frailer 
growth of shrub or tree. Harper's Hag., LXXVI. 743. 
interknowt (in-ter-no' ), r. t. [< inter- + know 1 . ] 
Same as enter-know. 
How familiarly do these prophets inter/mow one an- 
other ! Bp. flail, Rapture of Elijah. 
interknowledget (in-ter-nol'ej), n. [< inter- + 
knowledge.] Reciprocal knowledge. 
See them In mutuall inter-knoidedyc, enjoying each 
other's blesaednesse. /.'/'. Hall. 
interlace (iu-ter-las'), .; pret. and pp. inter- 
faced, ppr. interlacing. [Formerly also enterlace; 
< ME. entrelnccit, < OF. entrelacier, entrelacer, 
entrelasser, interlace/ entre-, between, + lacier, 
lacer, tie, entangle, lace: see lace, v.] L trann. 
To cross one with another; interweave: as, to 
interlace wires ; hence, to mingle ; blend, in the 
mathematical theory of knots, to interlace three or more 
closed bands Is to put them together so that no two are 
linked together, and yet so that they cannot be separated 
without a breach of continuity. 
St. Paul, when he boasts of himself, doth oft interlace 
" I speak like a fool." Bacon, Praise (ed. 1887)i 
Very rich flesh coloured marble interlaced with veynes 
of white. Coryat, Crudities, I. 52. 
They acknowledged what services he had done for the 
commonwealth, yet interlacing some errors, wherewith 
they seemed to reproach him. Uayward. 
The Innermost layer ... Is composed wholly of fine 
interlaced fibers of the optic nerve. Le Conte, Sight, p. 56. 
II. intrans. To cross one another as if woven 
together, as interlacing branches ; intertwine ; 
blend intricately. 
Her bashful shamefastnesse ywrought 
A great increase In her faire blushing face, 
As roses did with lilies interlace. 
Speruer, F. Q., V. ill. 21. 
Interlacing arches, In arch., an arcature of which the 
arches intersect 
; ; v i - 
as In the figure. 
They are fre- 
quent in medie- 
val architecture 
of the twelfth 
and thirteenth 
centuries. 
interlaced 
(in-ter-last'), 
p. a. In her., 
represented 
as interwo- 
ven : said of 
Interlacing Arches, Norwich Cathedral, Eng- 
land. 
Three Crescents 
Interlaced. 
sickles, crescents, and the like, 
two or three in number. Com- 
pare interfretted. 
interlacement (in-ter-las'- 
ment), . [< OF. entrelacenient, 
enircliiKxciiii nt. nil interlacing, < 
eiitrclacer, interlace: see inter- 
lace and -meat.'] An interla- 
cing; interweaving; intertwining. Imp. Diet. 
interlacing (in-ter-la'sing), n. [Verbal n. of 
in teiidcc, r.] The act of interweaving or cross- 
ing threads or lines; the threads or lines so 
in In-woven or crossed. Animal interfacings, a 
name given to the decoration of early Northern aim es 
pecially Irish manuscripts, and other works of art, dlstin 
gniahed by a freo employment of interwoven bands which 
are finished with heads, paws, etc., of animals 
interlamellar (in-ter-lam'e-lar), a. [< inii-r- 
+ Idmella + -ar 3 .] Between lamella;: as, the 
interliuiii l/tir spaces of the cornea. 
interlaminar (in-ter-lam'i-niir), n, [< inter- 
+ laminar.] Same as intrrliiminitti-il. 
interlaminated (iu-ter-lam'i-na-ted), a. [< 
inter- + laminated,] Placed between lamina- 
or plates; inclosed by lamina;. 
314B 
interlamination (in-ter-lam-i-na'shon), n. [< 
inter- + lamination.] The state of being inter- 
laminated. 
interlap (in-ter-lap'), i>. i. ; pret. and pp. inter- 
lapped, ppr. interlapping. [< inter- + lap?.] 
To fold or infold mutually ; lap one with an- 
other. 
Thus, in case of any serious accident, the whole of the 
mains can, by one turn of a screw, be disconnected from 
the dynamos, the interlapping pieces all dropping out. 
Elect, Rev. (Eng.), XXIV. 281. 
interlapse (in'ter-laps), . [< inter- + lapse.] 
The lapse or flow of time between two events ; 
interval. [Rare.] 
These dregs are calcined Into such salts, which, after a 
short interlapse of time, produce coughs. Uarney. 
interlard (in-ter-lard'), . t. [< OF. entrelarder, 
mix in between, mingle (different things, as 
fat and lean) together, lit. put fat in between 
(the lean), < entre, between, + lard, fat: see 
lard, n. and v.] 1. To mix, as fat with lean; 
hence, to insert between or among other things; 
sandwich. 
Your fourth [verse] of one blsslllable, and two mono- 
sillables interlarded. 
Puttrnham, Arte of Eng. Poesle, p. 103. 
2. To mix ; diversify by mixture or by interjec- 
tion : as, to interlard discourse with oaths. 
Those other Epistles lease question 'd are yet so inter- 
larded with Corruptions as may Justly indue us with a 
wholsome snspltion of the rest. 
Milton, Prelatical Episcopacy. 
Ignorant and Illogical persons are naturally very prone 
to interlard their discourse with these fragmentary ex- 
pressions [expletives). 
O. P. Marth, Lects. on Eng. Lang., xiii. 
=Syn. 2. To intersperse, intermix, 
interlardment (in-ter-lard'ment), . [< OF. 
entrelardement, an interlarding, < entrelarder, 
interlard: see interlard and -ment.] The act of 
interlarding, or the state of being interlarded ; 
intermixture. 
I know thou cheerest the hearts of all thy acquaintance 
with such detached parts of mine [letters] as tend not to 
dishonour characters or reveal names ; and this gives me 
an appetite to oblige thee by interlardment. 
Richardson, Clarissa Harlowe, III. 89. 
interlayt (iu-ter-la' ),v.t. [< inter- + lay 1.] To 
lay or place among or between. Daniel, Civil 
Wars, iv. 
interleaf (in'ter-lef), n. ; pi. interleaves (-levz). 
[< inter- + leaf.] One of a number of (blank) 
leaves inserted between the leaves of a book 
for notes and additions. 
interleague (in-ter-leg'), v. t.; pret. and pp. 
interleayued, ppr. interleaguing. [< inter- + 
league^-. ] To combine in a league ; engage in 
joint action. 
Their strength the Fire, the Water gave 
In ijiterleaffued endeavor. 
Bulwer, Fridolin (tr. from Schiller). 
interleave (in-ter-leV), . t. ; pret. and pp. H- 
terleaved, ppr. interleaving. [< inter- + leaf 
(leave 3 ).] 1. To insert a leaf or leaves in: as, 
to interleave a book with blank leaves or with 
illustrations. 
If he may be said to have kept a commonplace, it was 
nothing more than a small interleaved pocket-almanack, of 
about three inches square. 
Bp. Surd (Wartrarton's Works, I. 87). 
An interleaved copy of Bailey's Dictionary, In folio, he 
[Johnson] made the repository of the several articles. 
Sir J. Haw/tint. 
2. To insert between leaves : as, to interleare 
engravings, or blank leaves for notes or addi- 
tions, in a book. 
interlibel (in-ter-li'bel), v. t. ; pret. and pp. in- 
terlibeled, interlibelled, ppr. interUbeling, inter- 
libelling. [< inter- + libel.] To libel mutually 
or reciprocally. Bacon. 
interline 1 (in-ter-lln'), v. t.; pret. and pp. H- 
terlined, ppr. interlining. [< OF. entreligner, < 
ML. interfinearc, write between lines. < L. in- 
ter, between, + linea, line: see Kne 2 .] 1. To 
insert between lines : as, to I'M terline corrections 
in a writing. 2. To write or print between the 
lines of, as of something already written or 
printed. 
Then the accuser will be ready to interline the schedules 
of thy debts, thy sins, and insert false debts. 
limiiif. Sermons, ix. 
The minute they had signed was in some places dashed 
and interlined. Bp. Bnrnet, Hist. Reformation, an. 1530. 
3. To write or print in alternate lines : Is, to 
interline Greek with Latin. 
When, by ... interlining Latin with English one with 
another, he has got a moderate knowledge of the Latin 
tongue, he may then be advanced. 
Locke, Education, 5 188. 
interlock 
interline 1 (in'tor-lin), n. [< OF. fntMiane; an 
inter- + lint?, . Cf. interline 1 , r.] A line be- 
tween other lines. 
There 1> a network of wrinkles at the temple, and linn 
and interline* about the brow and side of the nose. 
Fortnightly Rev., N. S., XL. 11. 
interline 2 (in-ter-lin'), r. t.; pret. and pp. m- 
iei -lined, ppr. interlining. [< inter- + linc^, r. \ 
To insert, as a thickness of fabric or material, 
between the lining and the outer surface of (a 
garment) : as, a cloak lined with silk, and tn- 
terlined with flannel. 
interlineal (iu-ter-lin'e-al), a. [= 8p. Pg. H- 
terlineal; as inter- + liiieV + -al. Ct. lineal.] 
Between lines; interlinear. Imp. Diet. 
interlinear (in-ter-liu'e-ar), a. [= F. interli- 
ndaire = 8p. interlinear = It. interlineare, < ML. 
interlinearis, being between lines. < L. inter, 
between, + linea, line: see Kwe 2 . Cf. interline^, 
v.] 1. Situated between the lines; inserted 
between lines; hence, intermediate: as, inter- 
linear corrections. Also interlineary. 
He sometimes saved his cash 
By intrrlinrar days of frugal hash. 
CraMe, Works, IV. 110. 
2. Having interpolated lines; interlined: as, 
an interlinear translation (one in which a line 
of the translated text is followed by a corre- 
sponding line of the translation) interlinear 
system, the Hamlltonlan system of teaching languages, 
by using texta with interlined translations. 
interlinearily (in-ter-lin'e-a-ri-li). adv. Same 
as interlinearly. Bp. Halt, (Jreat Impostor. 
interlinearly (iu-ter-lin'e-ar-li), adv. In an 
interlinear manner; by interlineation. 
interllneary (in-ter-lin'e-a-ri), a. and n. [< 
ML. interlinearis : see interlinear.] I. n. Same 
as interlinear. 
Devotion is no marginal note, no interlineary gloss, no 
parenthesis that may be left out ; it is no occasional thing, 
no conditional thing. Donne, Sermons, xxlll. 
II. . ; pi. interlinearies (-riz). A book hav- 
ing interlined matter. [Rare.] 
The inflnit helps of interlinearieg, breviaries, synopses, 
and other loitering gear. Milton, Areopagitlca, p. 41. 
interlineation (in-ter-lin-e-a'shon), n. [< ML. 
*interlineatio(n-), < interlineare, interline: see 
interline 1 .] The act of interlining; alteration 
or correction, as of written or printed matter, 
by interlinear insertion; also, that which is in- 
terlined; specifically, in law, an alteration made 
in a written instrument by inserting any matter 
after it is engrossed. 
Of these lines, and of the whole first book, I am told 
that there was yet a former copy, more varied, and more 
deformed with interlineations. Johnmn, Pope. 
Oerald took a slip of manuscript from his hand. It 
was written in pencil and showed many corrections and 
interlincationi. The Century, XXXVII. 80S. 
interlining 1 (in-ter-li'ning), . [Verbal n. of 
interline 1 , v.] Same as interlineation. 
We blot out this hand-writing of God's ordinances, or 
mingle it with false principles and interlining* of our 
own. Jer. Taylor, Works (ed. 1885), L 800. 
interlining 2 (in-ter-li'ning), n. [Verbal n. of in- 
terline'^, v7] A layer of textile fabric or other 
material placed between the lining and the outer 
surface, as of a garment. 
interlink (in-ter-lingk'), v. t. [< inter- + link 1 , 
v.] To join together by or as by links; unite 
by strong ties, as of interest or affection. 
These are two chains which are interlinked, which con- 
tain and are at the same time contained. 
Drydm, tr. of Dufresnoy's Art of Painting, | 71. 
Many an incomparable lovely pair 
With hand In hand were interlinked seen, 
Making fair honour to their sovereign queen. 
Sir J. Daniel, Dancing. 
interlink (in'ter-lingk), ti. [< inter- + link 1 , 
n.] A link in a chain ; hence, an intermediate 
step in a process of reasoning. Coleridge. 
interlobular (in-ter-lob'u-lar), a. [< inter- + 
lobule + -arS.] Situated Between or among 
lobules: specifically said of structures in the 
liver, and correlated with intralobular inter- 
lobular veins, branches of the portal vein which ramify 
between the lobules of the liver. Also called peripheral 
veint, as distinguished from central or intralobular rein*. 
interlocationt (int<T-lo-ka'shon), n. [< inter- 
+ location.] A placing between; interposition. 
Your eclipse of the sun is caused by an interlnmtirm of 
the moon betwixt the earth and the siin. 
Buckingham, Rehearsal. 
interlock (in-ter-lok'), r. [< inter- + lock 1 .] I. 
intrans. To be locked together; mutually en- 
gage, clasp, or cling; embrace: as,theirifc>r/w<-- 
ing boughs of a wood. 
In the first, the edges of the bones are in close contact, 
often interlocking by means of projections of one bone nt- 
ting Into corresponding depressions of the other. 
H'. 11. Flower, Osteology, P- 8. 
