Defn: A verb ending, originally appearing in certain verbs of French origin; as, abolish, cherish, finish, furnish, garnish, impoverish.
ISHMAELITE
Ish"ma*el*ite, n.
1. A descendant of Ishmael (the son of Abraham and Hagar), of whom it was said, "His hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him." Gen. xvi. 12.
2. One at enmity with society; a wanderer; a vagabond; an outcast. Thackeray.
3. See Ismaelian.
ISHMAELITISH
Ish"ma*el*i`tish, a.
Defn: Of, pertaining to, or resembling, an Ishmaelite or the
Ishmaelites.
ISIAC
I"si*ac, a. Etym: [L. Isiacus, Gr.
Defn: Pertaining to the goddess Isis; as, Isiac mysteries.
ISICLE
I"si*cle, n.