Ingle nook, the chimney corner.Ingle side, Ingle cheek, the fireside.

Ingle
(In"gle), n. [Written also engle, enghle: cf. Gael. & Ir. aingeal an angel. Cf. Engle.] A paramour; a favourite; a sweetheart; an engle. [Obs.] Toone.

Ingle
(In"gle) v. t. To cajole or coax; to wheedle. See Engle. [Obs.]

Inglobate
(In*glo"bate) a. In the form of a globe or sphere; — applied to nebulous matter collected into a sphere by the force of gravitation.

Inglobe
(In*globe") v. t. To infix, as in a globe; to fix or secure firmly. [Obs.] Milton.

Inglorious
(In*glo"ri*ous) a. [L. inglorious; pref. in- not + gloria glory, fame: cf. F. inglorieux. See Glory.]

1. Not glorious; not bringing honor or glory; not accompanied with fame, honor, or celebrity; obscure; humble; as, an inglorious life of ease. Shak.

My next desire is, void of care and strife,
To lead a soft, secure, inglorious life.
Dryden.

Some mute inglorious Milton here may rest.
Gray.

2. Shameful; disgraceful; ignominious; as, inglorious flight, defeat, etc.

Inglorious shelter in an alien land.
J. Philips.

Ingloriously
(In*glo"ri*ous*ly), adv. In an inglorious manner; dishonorably; with shame; ignominiously; obscurely.

Ingloriousness
(In*glo"ri*ous*ness), n. The state of being inglorious.

Inglut
(In*glut") v. t. To glut. [R.] Ascham.

Ingluvial
(In*glu"vi*al) a. (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the ingluvies or crop of birds.

Ingluvies
(||In*glu"vi*es) n. [L.] (Anat.) The crop, or craw, of birds.

Ingluvious
(In*glu"vi*ous) a. Gluttonous. [Obs.] Blount.

In-going
(In"-go`ing) n. The act of going in; entrance.

In-going
(In"-go`ing), a. Going; entering, as upon an office or a possession; as, an in-going tenant.

Ingorge
(In*gorge") v. t. & i. See Engorge. Milton.

Ingot
(In"got) n. [Prob. from AS. in in + geótan to pour: cf. F. linglot, LL. lingotus a mass of gold or silver, extended in the manner of a tongue, and G. einguss, LG. & OE. ingot ingot, a mold for casting metals in. See Found to cast, and cf. Linget, Lingot, Nugget.]

1. That in which metal is cast; a mold. [Obs.]

And from the fire he took up his matter
And in the ingot put it with merry cheer.
Chaucer.

Ingirt
(In*girt"), a. Surrounded; encircled. Fenton.

Ingle
(In"gle) n. [Gael. & Ir. aingeali fire; cf. L. igniculusi spark, dim. of ignis fire. Cf. Ignite.] Flame; blaze; a fire; a fireplace. [Obs. or Scot.] Burns.


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