Il*lus"tra*tive*ly, adv. By way of illustration or elucidation. [R.]
Sir T. Browne.
Il*lus"tra*tor (?), n. [L.] One who illustrates.
Il*lus"tra*to*ry (?), a. Serving to illustrate.
Il*lus"tri*ous (?), a. [L. illustris, prob. for illuxtris; fr. il- in +
the root of lucidus bright: cf. F. illustre. See Lucid.] 1. Possessing
luster or brightness; brilliant; luminous; splendid.
Quench the light; thine eyes are guides illustrious.
Beau. & Fl.
2. Characterized by greatness, nobleness, etc.; eminent; conspicuous;
distinguished.
Illustrious earls, renowened everywhere.
Drayton.
3. Conferring luster or honor; renowned; as, illustrious deeds or
titles.
Syn. -- Distinguished; famous; remarkable; brilliant; conspicuous;
noted; celebrated; signal; renowened; eminent; exalted; noble;
glorious. See Distinguished, Famous.
Il*lus"tri*ous*ly, adv. In a illustrious manner; conspicuously;
eminently; famously. Milton.
Il*lus"tri*ous*ness, n. The state or quality of being eminent;
greatness; grandeur; glory; fame.
Il*lus"trous (?), a. [Pref. il- not + lustrous.] Without luster. [Obs.
& R.]
Il`lu*ta"tion (?), n. [Pref. il- in + L. lutum mud: cf. F. illutation.]
The act or operation of smearing the body with mud, especially with the
sediment from mineral springs; a mud bath.
Il`lux*u"ri*ous (?), a. Not luxurious. [R.] Orrery.
Ill`-will" (?). See under Ill, a.
Ill`-wish"er (?), n. One who wishes ill to another; an enemy.
Il"ly (?), adv. [A word not fully approved, but sometimes used for the
adverb ill.]
Il"men*ite (?), n. [So called from Ilmen, a branch of the Ural
Mountains.] (Min.) Titanic iron. See Menaccanite.
Il*me"ni*um (?), n. [NL. See Ilmenite.] (Chem.) A supposed element
claimed to have been discovered by R.Harmann.
Il"va*ite (?), n. [From L. Ilva, the island now called Elba.] (Min.) A
silicate of iron and lime occurring in black prismatic crystals and
columnar masses.
I'm (?). A contraction of I am.
Im- (?). A form of the prefix in- not, and in- in. See In-. Im- also
occurs in composition with some words not of Latin origin; as, imbank,
imbitter.
Im"age (?), n. [F., fr. L. imago, imaginis, from the root of imitari to
imitate. See Imitate, and cf. Imagine.] 1. An imitation,
representation, or similitude of any person, thing, or act, sculptured,
drawn, painted, or otherwise made perceptible to the sight; a visible
presentation; a copy; a likeness; an effigy; a picture; a semblance.
Even like a stony image, cold and numb.
Shak.
Whose is this image and superscription?
Matt. xxii. 20.
This play is the image of a murder done in Vienna.
Shak.
And God created man in his own image.
Gen. i. 27.
2. Hence: The likeness of anything to which worship is paid; an idol.
Chaucer.
Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, . . . thou shalt
not bow down thyself to them.
Ex. xx. 4, 5.