a. [ L. Isiacus, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_;. ] Pertaining to the goddess Isis; as, Isiac mysteries. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A icicle. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining, or ascribed, to Isidore; as, the Isidorian decretals, a spurious collection of decretals published in the ninth century. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Prob. corrupted fr. D. huizenblas (akin to G. hausenblase), lit., bladder of the huso, or large sturgeon; huizen sturgeon + blas bladder. Cf. Bladder, Blast a gust of wind. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. A semitransparent, whitish, and very pure form of gelatin, chiefly prepared from the sounds or air bladders of various species of sturgeons (as the Acipenser huso) found in the rivers of Western Russia. It used for making jellies, as a clarifier, etc. Cheaper forms of gelatin are not unfrequently so called. Called also fish glue. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Min.) A popular name for mica, especially when in thin sheets. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L., the goddess Isis, fr. Gr. &unr_;. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. (Myth.) The principal goddess worshiped by the Egyptians. She was regarded as the mother of Horus, and the sister and wife of Osiris. The Egyptians adored her as the goddess of fecundity, and as the great benefactress of their country, who instructed their ancestors in the art of agriculture. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) Any coral of the genus Isis, or family Isidæ, composed of joints of white, stony coral, alternating with flexible, horny joints. See Gorgoniacea. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Astron.) One of the asteroids. [ 1913 Webster ]