A man met his tailor in the street and stopped him.
"I quite forgot to pay for the suit which I have on now," he said. "Why didn"t you remind me?"
"I never ask a gentleman for money," the tailor replied.
"Then what do you do if he doesn"t pay?"
"Well, after some time I no longer think he is a gentleman and then I ask him."
v. (foll. By into) enter forcibly or violently. irruption n. [latin: related to *rupture]
ISLAND
n. - piece of land surrounded by water.
- = *traffic island.
- detached or isolated thing. [old english igland; first syllable influenced by *isle]
ISOBAR
n. Line on a map connecting places with the same atmospheric pressure. isobaric adj. [greek baros weight]
ISOMER
n. One of two or more compounds with the same molecular formula but a different arrangement of atoms. isomeric adj. Isomerism n. [greek *iso-, meros share]
ITALIC
—adj. - a of the sloping kind of letters now used esp. For emphasis and in foreign words. B (of handwriting) compact and pointed like early italian handwriting.
- (italic) of ancient italy. —n. - letter in italic type.
- this type. [latin italicus: related to *italian]
ITSELF
pron. Emphatic and refl. Form of *it. be itself see *oneself. By itself see by oneself. In itself viewed in its essential qualities (not in itself a bad thing). [old english: related to *it, *self]
IBERIAN
—adj. Of iberia, the peninsula comprising spain and portugal; of spain and portugal. —n. Native or language of iberia. [latin iberia]
IBILITY
suffix forming nouns from, or corresponding to, adjectives in -ible.
ICEBERG
lettuce n. Crisp type of round lettuce.
- n. Large floating mass of ice. the tip of the iceberg small perceptible part of something very large or complex. [dutch]
