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for, or guilty of, a particular crime or offense; as, the innocence of the prisoner was clearly shown.

r establish in principles and rudiments; to educate; to instruct. [Obs.] If children were early instituted, knowledge would insensibly insinuate itself. Dr. H. More.

In an intelligible manner; so as to be understood; clearly; plainly; as, to write or speak intelligibly.

f such a sentence. But it is a confusion of thought to rank it among the parts of speech. Earle. How now! interjections Why, then, some be of laughing, as, ah, ha, he! Shak.

l speech, such as gestures, grimaces, and gesticulations, are restrained by civilization. Earle.

To convert into, or to use as, an interjection. Earle.

d the International. International code (Naut.), a common system of signaling adopted by nearly all maritime nations, whereby communication may be had between vessels at sea. -- International copyright. See under Copyright. -- International law, the rules regulating the mutual intercourse of nations. International la…

Not trembling or shaking with fear; fearless; bold; brave; undaunted; courageous; as, an intrepid soldier; intrepid spirit.

The quality or state of being intrepid; fearless bravery; courage; resoluteness; valor. Sir Roger had acquitted himself of two or three sentences with a look of much business and great intrepidity. Addison.

Seeing clearly; as, an intuitive view; intuitive vision.

r state of being iridescent; a prismatic play of color; as, the iridescence of mother-of-pearl.

Having the several diameters nearly equal; -- said of the cells of ordinary parenchyma.

An early Latin version of the Scriptures (the Old Testament was translated from the Septuagint, and was also called the Italic version).

used for ornamental purposes and for implements, esp. in Eastern countries and among many early peoples.

The poisonous thorn apple or stramonium (Datura stramonium), a rank weed early noticed at Jamestown, Virginia. See Datura.

A variety of pear which ripens early.

A chief; an earl; in English history, one of the leaders in the Danish and Norse invasions. Longfellow.

being jealous; earnest concern or solicitude; painful apprehension of rivalship in cases nearly affecting one's happiness; painful suspicion of the faithfulness of husband, wife, or lover. I was jealous for jealousy. Zech. viii. 2. Jealousy is the . . . apprehension of superiority. Shenstone. Whoever had qualities to a…

A variety of early apple. See Juneating. [Written also geniting.]

ws. Carlyle. -- Job's tears (Bot.), a kind of grass (Coix Lacryma), with hard, shining, pearly grains.