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Italic [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Relating to Italy or its characters.

Italic [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. Relating to Italy or to its people.

2. Applied especially to a kind of type in which the letters do not stand upright, but slope toward the right; -- so called because dedicated to the States of Italy by the inventor, Aldus Manutius, about the year 1500.

Italic [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

An Italic letter, character, or type (see Italic, a., 2.); -- often in the plural; as, the Italics are the author's. Italic letters are used to distinguish words for emphasis, importance, antithesis, etc. Also, collectively, Italic letters.

Italicism [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. A phrase or idiom peculiar to the Italian language; to Italianism.

2. The use of Italics.

Italicize [Verb transitive] Webster's Dictionary 1828

To write or print in Italic characters.

Italicize [Verb transitive and intransitive] Webster's Dictionary 1913

To print in Italic characters; to underline written letters or words with a single line; as, to Italicize a word; Italicizes too much.

Italicized [Imperfect tense and past participle] Webster's Dictionary 1913

of Italicize

Italicizing [Present participle and verbal noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

of Italicize

Italics [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

plural Italic letters or characters; characters first used in Italy, and which stand inclining; the letters in which this clause is printed. They are used to distinguish words for emphasis, importance, antithesis, etc.

Italics [Plural] Webster's Dictionary 1913

of Italic