I"si*cle (?), n. A icicle. [Obs.]

Is`i*do"ri*an (?), a. Pertaining, or ascribed, to Isidore; as, the

Isidorian decretals, a spurious collection of decretals published in

the ninth century.

I"sin*glass (?), n. [Prob. corrupted fr. D. huizenblas (akin to G.

hausenblase), lit., bladder of the huso, or large sturgeon; huizen

sturgeon + blas bladder. Cf. Bladder, Blast a gust of wind.]

1. A semitransparent, whitish, and very pure form of gelatin, chiefly

prepared from the sounds or air bladders of various species of

sturgeons (as the Acipenser huso) found in the rivers of Western

Russia. It used for making jellies, as a clarifier, etc. Cheaper forms

of gelatin are not unfrequently so called. Called also fish glue.

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