A thin crust or illinition of black manganese.
Kirwan.
Il`li*nois" (?), n.sing. & pl. (Ethnol.) A tribe of North American
Indians, which formerly occupied the region between the Wabash and
Mississippi rivers.
Il`li*qua"tion (?), n. [Pref. il- in + L. liquare to melt.] The
melting or dissolving of one thing into another.
Ill"ish (?), a. Somewhat ill. [Obs.] Howell.
Il*li"sion (?), n. [L. illisio, fr. illidere, illisum, to strike
against; pref. il- in + laedere to strike.] The act of dashing or
striking against. Sir T. Browne.
Il*lit"er*a*cy (?), n.; pl. Illiteracies (#). [From Illiterate.] 1. The
state of being illiterate, or uneducated; want of learning, or
knowledge; ignorance; specifically, inability to read and write; as,
the illiteracy shown by the last census.