Inlaying. Inserting ornaments in wood-work for decorative furniture. (See Boule, Marquetry.)
In Lure, Her. Wings conjoined, with their tips drooping.
Inoa. Greek festivals in honour of Ino, esp. on the Corinthian Isthmus; they consisted of contests and sacrifices. (See Matralia.)
In Pretence, Her. Placed upon, and in front of.
Fig. 398. Peacock in pride.
In Pride, Her. Having the tail displayed, as a peacock’s. The illustration is the device of Joan of Castile: “A peacock, in his pride, upon the terrestrial globe.” (Fig. [398].)
Insensati of Perugia. One of the Italian literary academies. Their device was a flock of cranes, arranged in order, flying across the sea, each with a stone in its foot and sand in its mouth. Mottoes, “Vel cum pondere” (even with this weight), or “Iter tutissimum,” in allusion to Pliny’s statement that the cranes used stones and sand for ballast, “wherewith they fly more steadily and endure the wind.”
Insignia, R. (in, and signum, a mark). Generally, any object which serves as a mark or ornament for distinguished persons; a ceremonial badge, a badge of office, &c. (See Ensigns.)
Insubulum, R. A weaver’s beam or roller, round which he rolled the cloth as it was made.