‖n. [ L., down, Gr. &unr_; down, centipede. ] (Zool.) A genus of chilognathous myriapods. The body is long and round, consisting of numerous smooth, equal segments, each of which bears two pairs of short legs. It includes the galleyworms. See Chilognatha. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. illusion, L. illusio, fr. illudere, illusum, to illude. See Illude. ]
To cheat the eye with blear illusions. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
Ye soft illusions, dear deceits, arise! Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]
☞ Some modern writers distinguish between an illusion and hallucination, regarding the former as originating with some external object, and the latter as having no objective occasion whatever. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Liable to illusion. [ 1913 Webster ]
adj. marked by or producing illusion;
n.
a. [ See Illude. ] Deceiving by false show; deceitful; deceptive; false; illusory; unreal. [ 1913 Webster ]
Truth from illusive falsehood to command. Thomson. [ 1913 Webster ]
adv. In a illusive manner; falsely. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The quality of being illusive; deceptiveness; false show. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Cf. F. illusore. ] Deceiving, or tending of deceive; fallacious; illusive;
a. Capable of illustration. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
Here, when the moon illustrates all the sky. Chapman. [ 1913 Webster ]
To prove him, and illustrate his high worth. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
Matter to me of glory, whom their hate
Illustrates. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]