Inglorious In·glo"ri·ous adjective [ Latin
inglorious ; prefix
in- not +
gloria glory, fame: confer French
inglorieux . See
Glory .]
1. Not glorious; not bringing honor or glory; not accompanied with fame, honor, or celebrity; obscure; humble; as, an inglorious life of ease. Shak. My next desire is, void of care and strife,
To lead a soft, secure, inglorious life.
Dryden. Some mute inglorious Milton here may rest.
Gray. 2. Shameful; disgraceful; ignominious; as, inglorious flight, defeat, etc. Inglorious shelter in an alien land.
J. Philips.
Ingloriously In·glo"ri·ous·ly adverb In an inglorious manner; dishonorably; with shame; ignominiously; obscurely.
Ingloriousness In·glo"ri·ous·ness noun The state of being inglorious.
Inglut In·glut" transitive verb To glut. [ R.]
Ascham.
Ingluvial In·glu"vi·al adjective (Zoology) Of or pertaining to the ingluvies or crop of birds.
Ingluvies In·glu"vi·es noun [ Latin ]
(Anat.) The crop, or craw, of birds.
Ingluvious In·glu"vi·ous adjective Gluttonous. [ Obsolete]
Blount.
Ingorge In·gorge" transitive verb & i. See Engorge . Milton.
Ingot In"got noun [ Prob. from Anglo-Saxon
in in +
geótan to pour: confer French
linglot , Late Latin
lingotus a mass of gold or silver, extended in the manner of a tongue, and German
einguss , LG. & Middle English
ingot ingot, a mold for casting metals in. See
Found to cast, and confer
Linget ,
Lingot ,
Nugget .]
1. That in which metal is cast; a mold. [ Obsolete]
And from the fire he took up his matter
And in the ingot put it with merry cheer.
Chaucer. 2. A bar or wedge of steel, gold, or other malleable metal, cast in a mold; a mass of unwrought cast metal. Wrought ingots from Besoara's mine.
Sir W. Jones. Ingot mold ,
a box or mold in which ingots are cast. --
Ingot iron .
See Decarbonized steel , under Decarbonize .
Ingot steel In"got steel Steel cast in ingots from the Bessemer converter or open-hearth furnace.
Ingrace In·grace" transitive verb [ Prefix
in- in +
grace .]
To ingratiate. [ Obsolete]
G. Fletcher.
Ingracious In·gra"cious adjective [ Prefix
in- not +
gracious .]
Ungracious; unkind. [ Obsolete]
Holland.
Ingraff In·graff" transitive verb See Ingraft . [ Obsolete]
Ingraft In·graft" transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Ingrafted ;
present participle & verbal noun Ingrafting .] [ Written also
engraft .]
1. To insert, as a scion of one tree, shrub, or plant in another for propagation; as, to ingraft a peach scion on a plum tree; figuratively, to insert or introduce in such a way as to make a part of something. This fellow would ingraft a foreign name
Upon our stock.
Dryden. A custom . . . ingrafted into the monarchy of Rome.
Burke. 2. To subject to the process of grafting; to furnish with grafts or scions; to graft; as, to ingraft a tree.
Ingrafter In·graft"er noun A person who ingrafts.
Ingraftment In·graft"ment noun 1. The act of ingrafting. 2. The thing ingrafted; a scion.
Ingrain In"grain` adjective [ Prefix
in- in +
grain kermes. See
Engrain ,
Grain .]
1. Dyed with grain, or kermes. [ Obsolete]
2. Dyed before manufacture, -- said of the material of a textile fabric; hence, in general, thoroughly inwrought; forming an essential part of the substance. Ingrain carpet ,
a double or two-ply carpet. --
Triple ingrain carpet ,
a three- ply carpet.
Ingrain In"grain` noun An ingrain fabric, as a carpet.
Ingrain In"grain` transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Ingrained ;
present participle & verbal noun Ingraining .] [ Written also
engrain .]
1. To dye with or in grain or kermes. 2. To dye in the grain, or before manufacture. 3. To work into the natural texture or into the mental or moral constitution of; to stain; to saturate; to imbue; to infix deeply. Our fields ingrained with blood.
Daniel. Cruelty and jealousy seem to be ingrained in a man who has these vices at all.
Helps.
Ingrapple In·grap"ple transitive verb & i. To seize; to clutch; to grapple. [ Obsolete]
Drayton.
Ingrate In"grate` adjective [ Latin
ingratus . See
Ingrateful .]
Ingrateful. [ Obsolete or Poetic]
Bacon.
Ingrate In"grate` noun An ungrateful person. Milton.
Ingrateful In"grate`ful adjective [ Latin
ingratus ingrateful (pref.
in- not +
gratus beloved, dear, grateful) +
-ful : confer French
ingrat . See
Grateful .]
1. Ungrateful; thankless; unappreciative. Milton. He proved extremely false and ingrateful to me.
Atterbury. 2. Unpleasing to the sense; distasteful; offensive. He gives . . . no ingrateful food.
Milton. --
In"grate`ful*ly ,
adverb --
In"grate`ful*ness ,
noun
Ingrately In"grate`ly adverb Ungratefully. [ Obsolete]
Ingratiate In·gra"ti·ate transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Ingratiated ;
present participle & verbal noun Ingratiating .] [ Prefix
in- in + Latin
gratia . See
Grace .]
1. To introduce or commend to the favor of another; to bring into favor; to insinuate; -- used reflexively, and followed by with before the person whose favor is sought. Lysimachus . . . ingratiated himself both with Philip and his pupil.
Budgell. 2. To recommend; to render easy or agreeable; -- followed by to . [ Obsolete]
Dr. J. Scott. What difficulty would it [ the love of Christ] not ingratiate to us?
Hammond.
Ingratiate In·gra"ti·ate intransitive verb To gain favor. [ R.]
Sir W. Temple.
Ingratitude In·grat"i·tude noun [ French
ingratitude , Latin
ingratitudo . See
Ingrate .]
Want of gratitude; insensibility to, forgetfulness of, or ill return for, kindness or favors received; unthankfulness; ungratefulness. Ingratitude , thou marble-hearted fiend.
Shak. Ingratitude is abhorred both by God and man.
L'Estrange.
Ingrave In·grave" transitive verb To engrave. [ R.] "Whose gleaming rind
ingrav'n ."
Tennyson.
Ingrave In·grave" transitive verb [ Prefix
in- in +
grave . Confer
Engrave .]
To bury. [ Obsolete]
Heywood.
Ingravidate In·grav"i·date transitive verb [ Latin
ingravidatus , past participle of
ingravidare to impregnate. See 1st
In- , and
Gravidated .]
To impregnate. [ Obsolete]
Fuller.
Ingravidation In·grav`i·da"tion noun The state of being pregnant or impregnated. [ Obsolete]
Ingreat In·great" transitive verb To make great; to enlarge; to magnify. [ Obsolete]
Fotherby.
Ingredience, Ingrediency In·gre"di·ence, In·gre"di·en·cy noun [ See
Ingredient .]
1. Entrance; ingress. [ Obsolete]
Sir M. Hale. 2. The quality or state of being an ingredient or component part. Boyle.
Ingredient In·gre"di·ent noun [ French
ingrédient , Latin
ingrediens ,
-entis , entering into, present participle of
ingredi , past participle
ingressus , to go into, to enter; prefix
in- in +
gradi to walk, go. See
Grade .]
That which enters into a compound, or is a component part of any combination or mixture; an element; a constituent. By way of analysis we may proceed from compounds to ingredients .
Sir I. Newton. Water is the chief ingredient in all the animal fluids and solids.
Arbuthnot.
Ingredient In·gre"di·ent adjective Entering as, or forming, an ingredient or component part. Acts where no sin is ingredient .
Jer. Taylor.
Ingress In"gress noun [ Latin
ingressus , from
ingredi . See
Ingredient .]
1. The act of entering; entrance; as, the ingress of air into the lungs. 2. Power or liberty of entrance or access; means of entering; as, all ingress was prohibited. 3. (Astron.) The entrance of the moon into the shadow of the earth in eclipses, the sun's entrance into a sign, etc.
Ingress In"gress intransitive verb To go in; to enter. [ R.]
Ingression In·gres"sion noun [ Latin
ingressio : confer French
ingression .]
Act of entering; entrance. Sir K. Digby.
Ingrieve In·grieve transitive verb To render more grievous; to aggravate. [ Obsolete]
Sir P. Sidney.
Ingroove In·groove" transitive verb To groove in; to join in or with a groove. Tennyson.
Ingross In·gross" transitive verb See Engross .
Ingrowing In"grow`ing adjective Growing or appearing to grow into some other substance. Ingrowing nail ,
one whose edges are becoming imbedded in the adjacent flesh.
Ingrowth In"growth` noun A growth or development inward. J. LeConte.
Inguen In"guen noun [ Latin
inguen ,
inguinis .]
(Anat.) The groin.
Inguilty In·guilt"y adjective Not guilty. [ Obsolete]
Bp. Hall.
Inguinal In"gui·nal adjective [ Latin
inguinalis , from
inguen ,
inguinis , the groin: confer French
inguinal .]
(Astron. & Med.) Of or pertaining to, or in the region of, the inguen or groin; as, an inguinal canal or ligament; inguinal hernia. Inguinal ring .
See Abdominal ring , under Abdominal .
Ingulf In·gulf" transitive verb [
imperfect & past participle Ingulfed ;
present participle & verbal noun Ingulfing .] [ Confer
Engulf .] [ Written also
engulf .]
To swallow up or overwhelm in, or as in, a gulf; to cast into a gulf. See Engulf . A river large . . .
Passed underneath ingulfed .
Milton.
Ingulfment In·gulf"ment noun The act of ingulfing, or the state of being ingulfed.
Ingurgitate In·gur"gi·tate transitive verb [ Latin
ingurgitatus , past participle of
ingurgitare to pour in; prefix
in- in +
gurges whirlpool, gulf.]
1. To swallow, devour, or drink greedily or in large quantity; to guzzle. Cleveland. 2. To swallow up, as in a gulf. Fotherby.
Ingurgitate In·gur"gi·tate intransitive verb To guzzle; to swill. Burton.
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