Il"i*ad (?), n. [L. Ilias, - adis, Gr. &?;, &?; (sc. &?;), fr. &?;,
&?;, Ilium, the city of Ilus, a son of Tros, founder of Ilium, which is
a poetical name of Troy.] A celebrated Greek epic poem, in twenty-four
books, on the destruction of Ilium, the ancient Troy. The Iliad is
ascribed to Homer.
Il"i*al (?), a. (Anat.) Pertaining to the ilium; iliac.
I*liche" (?), adv. [OE., fr. AS. gelc. Cf. Alike.] Alike. [Obs.]
Chaucer.
I*lic"ic (?), a. [L. ilex, ilicis, holm oak.] Pertaining to, or derived
from, the holly (Ilex), and allied plants; as, ilicic acid.
Il"i*cin (?), n. (Chem.) The bitter principle of the holly.
Il"i*o- (?). [From Ilium.] A combining form used in anatomy to denote
connection with, or relation to, the ilium; as, ilio-femoral, ilio-
lumbar, ilio-psoas, etc.
Il`i*o*fem"o*ral (?), a. (Anat.) Pertaining to the ilium and femur; as,
iliofemoral ligaments.
Il`i*o*lum"bar (?), a. (Anat.) Pertaining to the iliac and lumbar
regions; as, the iliolumbar artery.
Il`i*o*pso"as (?), n. (Anat.) The great flexor muscle of the hip joint,
divisible into two parts, the iliac and great psoas, -- often regarded
as distinct muscles.
||Il"i*um (?), n. [See Ileum.] (Anat.) The dorsal one of the three
||principal bones comprising either lateral half of the pelvis; the
||dorsal or upper part of the hip bone. See Innominate bone, under
||Innominate. [Written also ilion, and ileum.]
||
Il`ix*an"thin (?), n. [Ilex the genus including the holly + Gr. &?;
yellow.] (Chem.) A yellow dye obtained from the leaves of the holly.
Ilk (?), a. [Scot. ilk, OE. ilke the same, AS. ilca. Cf. Each.] Same;
each; every. [Archaic] Spenser.
Of that ilk, denoting that a person's surname and the title of his
estate are the same; as, Grant of that ilk, i.e., Grant of Grant.
Jamieson.
Il"ke (?), a. [See Ilk.] Same. [Obs.] Chaucer.
{ Il*kon", Il*koon" (?) }, pron. [See Ilk, and One.] Each one; every
one. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Ill (?), a. [The regular comparative and superlative are wanting, their
places being supplied by worse (&?;) and worst (&?;), from another
root.] [OE. ill, ille, Icel. illr; akin to Sw. illa, adv., Dan. ilde,
adv.] 1. Contrary to good, in a physical sense; contrary or opposed to
advantage, happiness, etc.; bad; evil; unfortunate; disagreeable;
unfavorable.
Neither is it ill air only that maketh an ill seat, but ill ways,
ill markets, and ill neighbors.
Bacon.
There 's some ill planet reigns.
Shak.
2. Contrary to good, in a moral sense; evil; wicked; wrong;
iniquitious; naughtly; bad; improper.
Of his own body he was ill, and gave The clergy ill example.
Shak.