Insiccation, s

[Lat. in- =in, and siccatio= a drying; siccatus dried, pa. par. of sicco =to dry; siccus =dry.] The act of drying in. In-side, *in-syde, a., adv ., s. & prep . [Pref. in (1), and Eng. side (q. v.).] A. As adj .: Being within; interior, internal. chin, bench ; go, gem; thin, this; insignificant B. As adv.: Within; in the interior. C. As substantive : 1. The interior or internal part of anything. 2. The entrails, the bowels. 3. An inside pa enger in a vehicle. 4. One's private or secret thoughts; one's mind. "At the great day of trial he will thoroughly anatomize us, and lay our very inside perfectly open and naked." Bishop Bull: Sermons. D. As prep.: In the interior of; within; as, inside a circle. The inside may be said of bodies of any magnitude, small or large; the interior is peculiarly appropriate to bodies of great magnitude. inside-calipers, s . A pair of calipers for measuring bores and inside diameters of tubes. [CALIPERS.] IMG:content-1720.png:[blocks in formation] Wood-turning: A tool for hollowing out work and bottoming holes. inside-track, s. The inner part of a race course; hence ( colloq .) a place of vantage in competition. *In-sid-I-āte, v. t . [Lat, insidiatus , pa. par. of insidior , from insidiæ an ambush.] To lie in ambush for. *In-sid-1-ā-tion, s . [INSIDIATE.] Guile. *In-sid-1-ā-tor, *in-sid-i-a-tour, s. [Lat. in sidiator , from insidiatus , pa. par. of insidior .] One who lies in ambush; a lurker; a waylayer.