INTERLOPER In"ter*lo`per, n. Etym: [Pref. inter- + D. looper a runner, fr. loopen to run; akin to E. leap. See Leap, and cf. Elope.]
Defn: One who interlopes; one who interlopes; one who unlawfully
intrudes upon a property, a station, or an office; one who interferes
wrongfully or officiously.
The untrained man, . . . the interloper as to the professions. I.
Taylor.
INTERLUCATE In`ter*lu"cate, v. t. Etym: [L. interlucatus, p. p. of interlucare; inter between + lux, lucis, light.]
Defn: To let in light upon, as by cutting away branches. [Obs.]
INTERLUCATION
In`ter*lu*ca"tion, n. Etym: [L. interlucatio.]
Defn: Act of thinning a wood to let in light. [Obs.] Evelyn.
INTERLUCENT
In`ter*lu"cent, a. Etym: [L. interlucens, p. pr. See Inter-, and
Lucent.]
Defn: Shining between.
INTERLUDE
In`ter*lude, n. Etym: [OE. enterlude, LL. interludium; LL. inter
between + ludus play, fr. ludere to play: cf. F. interlude. See
Ludicrous.]
1. A short entertainment exhibited on the stage between the acts of a play, or between the play and the afterpiece, to relieve the tedium of waiting. Dreams are but interludes, which fancy makes When monarch reason sleeps. Dryden.