Defn: Vomiting fire. [R.]
IGNOBILITY
Ig`no*bil"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. ignobilitas: cf. F. ignobilité.]
Defn: Ignobleness. [Obs.] Bale.
IGNOBLE
Ig*no"ble, a. Etym: [L. ignobilis; pref. in- not + nobilis noble: cf.
F. ignoble. See In- not, and Noble, a.]
1. Of low birth or family; not noble; not illustrious; plebeian;
common; humble.
I was not ignoble of descent. Shak.
Her royal stock graft with ignoble plants. Shak.
2. Not honorable, elevated, or generous; base.
'T but a base, ignoble mind, That mounts no higher than a bird can
soar. Shak.
Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife. Gray.
3. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Not a true or noble falcon; — said of certain hawks, as the goshawk.
Syn. — Degenerate; degraded; mean; base; dishonorable; reproachful; disgraceful; shameful; scandalous; infamous.
IGNOBLE
Ig*no"ble, v. t.