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trictions, I hope, are no great stretches of intolerance, no very violent exertions of despotism. Burke.

Between the planet Mercury and the sun; -- as, the hypothetical Vulcan is intramercurial.

ores of the skin, by which medicinal agents contained in them, such as mercury, iodide of potash, etc., are absorbed.

A large and handsome American moth (Hyperchiria Io), having a large, bright-colored spot on each hind wing, resembling the spots on the tail of a peacock. The larva is covered with prickly hairs, which sting like nettles.

A binary compound of iodine, or one which may be regarded as binary; as, potassium iodide.

Pertaining to, or containing, iodine. See -ous (chemical suffix). Iodous acid, a hypothetical acid, analogous to chlorous acid.

of twining plants with showy monopetalous flowers, including the morning-glory, the sweet potato, and the cypress vine.

preparation of the same made into a blanc mange. -- Irish poplin. See Poplin. -- Irish potato, the ordinary white potato, so called because it is a favorite article of food in Ireland. -- Irish reef, or Irishman's reef (Naut.), the head of a sail tied up. -- Irish stew, meat, potatoes, and onions, cut in small pie…

rd, earthy ore of iron. Clay ironstone. See under Clay. -- Ironstone china, a hard white pottery, first made in England during the 18th century.

tions of the retina around the image are stimulated by the intense light; as when a dark spot on a white ground appears smaller, or a white spot on a dark ground larger, than it really is, esp. when a little out of focus.

A spot within another of a different color, as upon the wings of some insects.

A genus of sapotaceous trees of India. Isonandra Gutta is the principal source of gutta-percha.

nus of marine gastropod shells, having a smooth surface, usually white with red or brown spots. -- Vegetable ivory, the meat of the ivory nut. See Ivory nut (above).

s, the so-called Devil worshipers, still remain a numerous though oppressed people in Mesopotamia and adjacent countries. Tylor.

See Jack-with-a-lantern, under 2d Jack. JACKPOT Jackpot

llow, with large, dark, somewhat angular rings, each generally inclosing one or two dark spots. It is chiefly arboreal in its habits. Called also the American tiger.

bout eighteen inches long, and of a dusky, brownish color, variegated with red and black spots.

w mineral occurring on minute rhombohedral crystals. It is a hydrous sulphate of iron and potash.

's mallow (Bot.), an annual herb (Corchorus olitorius) cultivated in Syria and Egypt as a pot herb, and in India for its fiber. -- Jew's pitch, asphaltum; bitumen. -- The Wandering Jew, an imaginary personage, who, for his cruelty to the Savior during his passion, is doomed to wander on the earth till Christ's second…

weight of five hundred pounds. Its color is olivaceous or yellowish, with numerous brown spots. Called also guasa, and warsaw.