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The bone or cartilage between the radiale and ulnare in the carpus, and between the tibiale and fibulare in the tarsus. It corresponds to the lunar in the carpus, and to a part of the astragalus in the tarsus of man and most mammals.

Between the metacarpal bones.

Between the metatarsal bones.

The interopercular bone.

The postero-inferior opercular bone, in fishes.

Situated between bones; as, an interosseous ligament.

Between the parietal bones or cartilages; as, the interparietal suture. -- n.

Between the pubic bones or cartilages; as, the interpubic disk.

Between sesamoid bones; as, intersesamoid ligaments.

Between the tarsal bones; as, the intertarsal articulations.

Destitute of a backbone; having no vertebræ; of or pertaining to the Invertebrata. -- n.

Having no backbone; invertebrate.

The ventral and posterior of the three principal bones composing either half of the pelvis; seat bone; the huckle bone.

One of a set of straws of strips of ivory, bone, wood, etc., for playing a child's game, the jackstraws being thrown confusedly together on a table, to be gathered up singly by a hooked instrument, without touching or disturbing the rest of the pile. See Spilikin.

hose chief idol and worship are at Puri, in Orissa. The idol is considered to contain the bones of Krishna and to possess a soul. The principal festivals are the Snanayatra, when the idol is bathed, and the Rathayatra, when the image is drawn upon a car adorned with obscene paintings. Formerly it was erroneously suppos…

One of the bones, usually bearing teeth, which form the framework of the mouth.

a joint; a joint chair. -- Out of joint, out of place; dislocated, as when the head of a bone slips from its socket; hence, not working well together; disordered. "The time is out of joint." Shak.

Pertaining to, or in the region of, the malar, or cheek bone.

ies are joined; a joint; an articulation; a seam; as, the junctures of a vessel or of the bones. Boyle.

One of two or more pieces of bone or wood held loosely between the fingers, and struck together by moving the hand; -- called also clapper. Halliwell.