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a. [ L. concinnus. ] Characterized by concinnity; neat; elegant. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The most concinnous and most rotund of proffessors, M. Heyne. De Quiency. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Incline + -meter. ] (Magnetism) An apparatus to determine the inclination of the earth's magnetic force to the plane of the horizon; -- called also inclination compass, and dip circle. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. inconcinnus. See In- not, and Concinnity. ] Not concinnous; unsuitable; discordant. [ Obs. ] Cudworth. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. innocence, L. innocentia. See Innocent. ] 1. The state or quality of being innocent; freedom from that which is harmful or infurious; harmlessness. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The state or quality of being morally free from guilt or sin; purity of heart; blamelessness. [ 1913 Webster ]

The silence often of pure innocence
Persuades when speaking fails. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Banished from man's life his happiest life,
Simplicity and spotless innocence! Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The state or quality of being not chargeable for, or guilty of, a particular crime or offense; as, the innocence of the prisoner was clearly shown. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Simplicity or plainness, bordering on weakness or silliness; artlessness; ingenuousness. Chaucer. Shak.

Syn. -- Harmlessness; innocuousness; blamelessness; purity; sinlessness; guiltlessness. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Innocence. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ F. innocent, L. innocens, -entis; pref. in- not + nocens, p. pr. of nocere to harm, hurt. See Noxious. ] 1. Not harmful; free from that which can injure; innoxious; innocuous; harmless; as, an innocent medicine or remedy. [ 1913 Webster ]

The spear
Sung innocent, and spent its force in air. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Morally free from guilt; guiltless; not tainted with sin; pure; upright. [ 1913 Webster ]

To offer up a weak, poor, innocent lamb. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

I have sinned in that I have betrayed the innocent blood. Matt. xxvii. 4. [ 1913 Webster ]

The aidless, innocent lady, his wished prey. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Free from the guilt of a particular crime or offense; as, a man is innocent of the crime charged. [ 1913 Webster ]

Innocent from the great transgression. Ps. xix. 13. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. Simple; artless; foolish. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. Lawful; permitted; as, an innocent trade. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. Not contraband; not subject to forfeiture; as, innocent goods carried to a belligerent nation. [ 1913 Webster ]

Innocent party (Law), a party who has not notice of a fact tainting a litigated transaction with illegality.

Syn. -- Harmless; innoxious; innoffensive; guiltless; spotless; immaculate; pure; unblamable; blameless; faultless; guileless; upright. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. An innocent person; one free from, or unacquainted with, guilt or sin. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An unsophisticated person; hence, a child; a simpleton; an idiot. B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]

In Scotland a natural fool was called an innocent. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

Innocents' day (Eccl.), Childermas day. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In an innocent manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Innocuousness. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. innocuus; in- not + nocuus hurtful, fr. nocere to hurt. See Innocent. ] Harmless; producing no ill effect. [ 1913 Webster ]

A patient, innocuous, innocent man. Burton.

-- In*noc"u*ous*ly, adv. -- In*noc"u*ous*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

Where the salt sea innocuously breaks. Wordsworth. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Innodated p. pr. & vb. n. Innodating ] [ L. innodatus, p. p. of innodare; pref. in- in + nodus knot. ] To bind up, as in a knot; to include. [ Obs. ] Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. innominabilis; pref. in- not + nominare to name: cf. F. innominable. ] Not to be named. [ R. ] Testament of Love. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. innominatus; pref. in- not + nominare to name. ] 1. Having no name; unnamed; as, an innominate person or place. [ R. ] Ray. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Anat.) A term used in designating many parts otherwise unnamed; as, the innominate artery, a great branch of the arch of the aorta; the innominate vein, a great branch of the superior vena cava. [ 1913 Webster ]

Innominate bone (Anat.), the great bone which makes a lateral half of the pelvis in mammals; hip bone; haunch bone; huckle bone. It is composed of three bones, ilium, ischium, and pubis, consolidated into one in the adult, though separate in the fetus, as also in many adult reptiles and amphibians. --
Innominate contracts (Law), in the Roman law, contracts without a specific name. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Innovated p. pr. & vb. n. Innovating ] [ L. innovatus, p. p. of innovare to revew; pref. in- in + novare to make new, fr. novus new. See New. ] 1. To bring in as new; to introduce as a novelty; as, to innovate a word or an act. [ Archaic ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To change or alter by introducing something new; to remodel; to revolutionize. [ Archaic ] Burton. [ 1913 Webster ]

From his attempts upon the civil power, he proceeds
to innovate God's worship. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To introduce novelties or changes; -- sometimes with in or on. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

Every man, therefore, is not fit to innovate. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. innovatio; cf. F. innovation. ] 1. The act of innovating; introduction of something new, in customs, rites, commercial products, etc. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A change effected by innovating; a change in customs; something new, and contrary to established customs, manners, or rites. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

The love of things ancient doth argue stayedness, but levity and lack of experience maketh apt unto innovations. Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Bot.) A newly formed shoot, or the annually produced addition to the stems of many mosses. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who favors innovation. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Characterized by, or introducing, innovations. Fitzed. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. innovateur. ] One who innovates. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. innoxius. See In- not, and Noxious. ] 1. Free from hurtful qualities or effects; harmless; innocuous. “Innoxious flames.” Sir K. Digby. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Free from crime; pure; innocent. Pope.

-- In*nox`ious*ly, adv. -- In*nox"ious*ness, n. [1913 Webster]

n. [ OE. menow, cf. AS. myne; also OE. menuse, OF. menuise small fish; akin to E. minish, minute. ] [ Written also minow. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. (Zool.) A small European fresh-water cyprinoid fish (Phoxinus laevis, formerly Leuciscus phoxinus); sometimes applied also to the young of larger kinds; -- called also minim and minny. The name is also applied to several allied American species, of the genera Phoxinus, Notropis, or Minnilus, and Rhinichthys. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) Any of numerous small American cyprinodont fishes of the genus Fundulus, and related genera. They live both in fresh and in salt water. Called also killifish, minny, and mummichog. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Of uncertain origin. ] (Zool.) (a) The hedge sparrow. [ Prov. Eng. ] (b) The tomtit. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; a pinna + &unr_; an animal. ] (Zool.) A crab of the genus pinnotheres. See Oyster crab, under Oyster. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) The blue titmouse. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Winnowed p. pr. & vb. n. Winnowing. ] [ OE. windewen, winewen, AS. windwian; akin to Goth. winpjan (in comp.), winpi-skauro a fan, L. ventilare to fan, to winnow; cf. L. wannus a fan for winnowing, G. wanne, OHG. wanna. √131. See Wind moving air, and cf. Fan., n., Ventilate. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. To separate, and drive off, the chaff from by means of wind; to fan; as, to winnow grain. [ 1913 Webster ]

Ho winnoweth barley to-night in the threshing floor. Ruth. iii. 2. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To sift, as for the purpose of separating falsehood from truth; to separate, as bad from good. [ 1913 Webster ]

Winnow well this thought, and you shall find
This light as chaff that flies before the wind. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To beat with wings, or as with wings.[ Poetic ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Now on the polar winds; then with quick fan
Winnows the buxom air. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To separate chaff from grain. [ 1913 Webster ]

Winnow not with every wind. Ecclus. v. 9. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who, or that which, winnows; specifically, a winnowing machine. [ 1913 Webster ]