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se dedicated to the States of Italy by the inventor, Aldus Manutius, about the year 1500. Italic languages, the group or family of languages of ancient Italy. -- Italic order (Arch.), the composite order. See Composite. -- Italic school, a term given to the Pythagorean and Eleatic philosophers, from the country where…

The use of Italics.

To print in Italic characters; to underline written letters or words with a single line; as, to Italicize a word; Italicizes too much.

Pertaining to life; vital. [R.]

lphabets of Middle and Western Europe, as also the small letter (a), besides the forms in Italic, black letter, etc., are all descended from the old Latin A, which was borrowed from the Greek Alpha, of the same form; and this was made from the first letter (Aleph, and itself from the Egyptian origin. The Aleph was a co…

the force of other words; as, the History of the American Revolution, where the words in italics are the adjunct or adjuncts of "History."

mposed of the Ionic order grafted upon the Corinthian. It is called also the Roman or the Italic order, and is one of the five orders recognized by the Italian writers of the sixteenth century. See Capital.

poisonous. Other species, as Lolium perenne (rye grass or ray grass), and its variety L. Italicum (Italian rye grass), are highly esteemed for pasture and for making hay.

erman carp (Zoöl.), the crucian carp. -- German millet (Bot.), a kind of millet (Setaria Italica, var.), whose seed is sometimes used for food. -- German paste, a prepared food for caged birds. -- German process (Metal.), the process of reducing copper ore in a blast furnace, after roasting, if necessary. Raymond.…

dtop. Indian grass. Same as Wood grass (below). Italian rye grass, forage and hay. Lolium Italicum. Johnson grass, grazing aud hay. South and Southwest. Sorghum Halepense. Kentucky blue grass, pasture. Poa pratensis. Lyme grass, coarse hay. South. Elymus, several species. Manna grass, pasture and hay. Glyceria, several…

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

A word, phrase, or idiom, peculiar to the Italians; an Italicism.

ins. The common millets of Germany and Southern Europe are Panicum miliaceum, and Setaria Italica.

A kind of millet (Setaria Italica); German millet.

ght; erect; -- said of the letters or kind of type ordinarily used, as distinguished from Italic characters.