n. (Zool.) A South American bird (Heliornis fulica) allied to the grebes. The name is also applied to several related species of the genus
v. t.
Gilded tombs do worms infold. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
Infold his limbs in bands. Blackmore. [ 1913 Webster ]
Noble Banquo, . . . let me infold thee,
And hold thee to my heart. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The act of infolding; the state of being infolded. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. [ Pref. in- in + L. folium leaf. ] To cover or overspread with, or as with, leaves. [ R. ] Howell. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. informis; pref. in- not + forma form, shape: cf. F. informe ] Without regular form; shapeless; ugly; deformed. Cotton. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
Let others better mold the running mass
Of metals, and inform the breathing brass. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
Breath informs this fleeting frame. Prior. [ 1913 Webster ]
Breathes in our soul, informs our mortal part. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]
For he would learn their business secretly,
And then inform his master hastily. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
I am informed thoroughly of the cause. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
Tertullus . . . informed the governor against Paul. Acts xxiv. 1.
v. t.
It is the bloody business which informs
Thus to mine eyes. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
He might either teach in the same manner, or inform how he had been taught. Monthly Rev. [ 1913 Webster ]
To inform against,
a. [ Pref. in- not + formal. ]
These poor informal women. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.;
adv. In an informal manner. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. informans, -antis, p. pr. of informare. See Inform, v. t. ]
It was the last evidence of the kind; the informant
was hanged. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F., fr. L. informatio representation, conception. See Inform, v. t. ]
The active informations of the intellect. South. [ 1913 Webster ]
Larger opportunities of information. Rogers. [ 1913 Webster ]
He should get some information in the subject he intends to handle. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. information{ 4 }. [ PJC ]
n. The processing of information, especially by computers, including the organization, distribution, and frequently the analysis of data and the presentation of results in easily understood form. [ PJC ]
n. (Math., Telecommunications) The science which studies the capacity of systems to contain, store, and transmit information{ 2 and 4 }, and the factors such as noise and channel capacity that may affect the rate or accuracy of information transmission and reception. [ PJC ]
a. Having power to inform, animate, or vivify. Dr. H. More. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Full of, or conveying, information; instructive. [ R. ] London Spectator. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Unformed or ill-formed; deformed; shapeless. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
Informed stars.
n. [ From Inform, v. ]
Nature, informer of the poet's art. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]
Common informer (Law),
a. [ L. informidabilis. See In- not, and Formidable. ] Not formidable; not to be feared or dreaded. [ Obs. ] “Foe not informidable.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. informitas. See Inform, a. ] Lack of regular form; shapelessness. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ See Inform, a. ] Of irregular form; shapeless. [ Obs. ] Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. infortunatus. ] Unlucky; unfortunate. [ Obs. ] Shak. “A most infortunate chance.” Howell. [ 1913 Webster ]
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n. [ L. infortunium. See In- not, and Fortune. ] Misfortune. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Unfortunate. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
I, woeful wretch and infortuned wight. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. [ L. infundere to pour in. See Infuse. ] To pour in; to infuse. [ Obs. ] Sir T. More. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Relatives; kindred; kin; kinsfolk; persons of the same family or closely related families. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To give untrue information to; to inform wrongly. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. To give untrue information; (with against) to calumniate. [ R. ] Bp. Montagu. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A misinformer. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Untrue or incorrect information. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who gives untrue or incorrect information. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To inform, fill, or animate, excessively. [ R. ] Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ For pindfold. See Pinder, Pound an inclosure, and Fold an inclosure. ] A place in which stray cattle or domestic animals are confined; a pound; a penfold. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
A parish pinfold begirt by its high hedge. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. See Reenforce, n. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. See Reenforce, v. t. [ 1913 Webster ]
. Concrete having within its mass a system of iron or steel supports, such as bars, rods, or a heavy mesh, to provide increased tensile strength and shear resistance. Same as Ferro-concrete.
n. See Reenforcement. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖a. [ It., fr. rinforzare to reenforce, strengthen. ] (Mus.) Increasing; strengthening; -- a direction indicating a sudden increase of force (abbreviated rf., rfz.) Cf. Forzando, and Sforzando. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F., fr. sain wholesome (L. sanus; see Sane.) + foin hay (L. faenum); or perh. fr. saint sacred (L. sanctus; see Saint) + foin hay. ] (Bot.)
a. Correctly informed; provided with information; well furnished with authentic knowledge; intelligent. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. Within; inside; inwardly. [ Obs. ] Wyclif. [ 1913 Webster ]
[ It is much greater ] labor for to withinforth call into mind, without sight of the eye withoutforth upon images, what he before knew and thought upon. Bp. Peacock. [ 1913 Webster ]