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A lodging house for Mohammedan pilgrims. Moore.

To inclose or place in the midst of; to surround or shelter; as, a house imbosomed in a grove. "Villages imbosomed soft in trees." Thomson. The Father infinite, By whom in bliss imbosomed sat the Son. Milton.

In painting, the first coat of color, as the priming in house painting and the like. [R.]

ement of the person is an imprisonment, whether it be in a common prison, or in a private house, or even by foreibly detaining one in the public streets. Blackstone. False imprisonment. (Law) See under False.

Not prolific. [Obs.] E. Waterhouse.

o the head); his side was in (i. e., in the turn at the bat); he came in (i. e., into the house). Their vacation . . . falls in so pat with ours. Lamb.

contained; a space inclosed or fenced up. Within the inclosure there was a great store of houses. Hakluyt.

labor, business, property, or capital of any kind, as the produce of a farm, the rent of houses, the proceeds of professional business, the profits of commerce or of occupation, or the interest of money or stock in funds, etc.; revenue; receipts; salary; especially, the annual receipts of a private person, or a corpor…

One who succeeds another, as a tenant of land, houses, etc. [Eng.]

r success; uncomfortable; disadvantageous; incommodious; inopportune; as, an inconvenient house, garment, arrangement, or time.

Progeny; issue; offspring. All the increase of thy house shall die in the flower of their age. 1 Sam. ii. 33.

ict a man for arson. It is the peculiar province of a grand jury to indict, as it is of a house of representatives to impeach.

Done or being within doors; within a house or institution; domestic; as, indoor work.

Within the house; -- usually separated, in doors.

A house-warming; especially, a reception, party, or entertainment given by a newly married couple, or by the husband upon receiving the wife to his house. [Written also infair.] [Scot., & Local, U. S.]

be cured of your infirmity Shak. A friend should bear his friend's infirmities. Shak. The house has also its infirmities. Evelyn.

a place of settled residence; as, wild beasts inhabit the forest; men inhabit cities and houses. The high and lofty One, that inhabiteth eternity. Is. lvii. 15. O, who would inhabit This bleak world alone Moore.

y in a place, as distinguished from a transient lodger or visitor; as, an inhabitant of a house, a town, a city, county, or state. "Frail inhabitants of earth." Cowper. In this place, they report that they saw inhabitants which were very fair and fat people. Abp. Abbot.

ssession, property, estate, or rights by inheritance. Thou shalt not inherit our father's house. Judg. xi. 2.

se of action, as in legislation; as, the initiative in respect to revenue bills is in the House of Representatives.