1. To be ignorant of or not acquainted with. [Archaic]
Philosophy would solidly be established, if men would more carefully distinguish those things that they
know from those that they ignore.
Boyle. 2. (Law) To throw out or reject as false or ungrounded; — said of a bill rejected by a grand jury for
want of evidence. See Ignoramus.
3. Hence: To refuse to take notice of; to shut the eyes to; not to recognize; to disregard willfully and causelessly; as,
to ignore certain facts; to ignore the presence of an objectionable person.
Ignoring Italy under our feet,
And seeing things before, behind.
Mrs. Browning. Ignoscible
(Ig*nos"ci*ble) a. [L. ignoscibilis, fr. ignoscere to pardon, lit., not to wish to know; pref. in-
not + gnoscere, noscere, to learn to know. See In- not, and Know.] Pardonable. [Obs.] Bailey.
Ignote
(Ig*note") a. [L. ignotus; pref. in- not + gnotus, notus, known, p. p. of gnocere, nocere, to
learn to know.] Unknown. [Obs.] Sir E. Sandys. — n. One who is unknown. Bp. Hacket.
Iguana
(I*gua"na) n. [Sp. iguana, from the native name in Hayti. Cf. Guana.] (Zoöl.) Any species of
the genus Iguana, a genus of large American lizards of the family Iguanidæ. They are arboreal in their
habits, usually green in color, and feed chiefly upon fruits.
The common iguana (Iguana iguana, formerly Iguana tuberculata, and also called by other synonyms@)
of the West Indies and South America is sometimes five feet long. Its flesh is highly prized as food. The
horned iguana (Iguana cornuta) has a conical horn between the eyes.
Iguanian
(I*gua"ni*an) a. (Zoöl.) Resembling, or pertaining to, the iguana.
Iguanid
(I*gua"nid) a. (Zoöl.) Same as Iguanoid.
Iguanodon
(I*gua"no*don) n. [Iguana + Gr. a tooth.] (Paleon.) A genus of gigantic herbivorous dinosaurs
having a birdlike pelvis and large hind legs with three-toed feet capable of supporting the entire body.
Its teeth resemble those of the iguana, whence its name. Several species are known, mostly from the
Wealden of England and Europe. See Illustration in Appendix.
Iguanodont
(I*gua"no*dont) a. (Paleon.) Like or pertaining to the genus Iguanodon.
Iguanoid
(I*gua"noid) a. [Iguana + -oid.] (Zoöl.) Pertaining to the Iguanidæ.
Ihlang-ihlang
(Ih*lang`-ih*lang") n. [Malayan, flower of flowers.] A rich, powerful, perfume, obtained
from the volatile oil of the flowers of Canada odorata, an East Indian tree. [Also written ylang-ylang.]
Ihram
(||Ih*ram") n. The peculiar dress worn by pilgrims to Mecca.
Ik
(Ik) pron. [See I.] I. [Obs.] Piers Plowman.
The Northern dialectic form of I, in Early English, corresponding to ich of the Southern.
Il-
(Il-) A form of the prefix in-, not, and in-, among. See In-.
Ile
(Ile) n. [AS. egl.] Ear of corn. [Obs.] Ainsworth.
Ile
(Ile), n. [See Aisle.] An aisle. [Obs.] H. Swinburne.
Ile
(Ile), n. [See Isle.] An isle. [Obs.] Chaucer.
