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Webster 1913 Edition

Intercourse

In′ter-course

,
Noun.
[Formerly
entercourse
, OF.
entrecours
commerce, exchange, F.
entrecours
a reciprocal right on neighboring lands, L.
intercursus
a running between, fr.
intercurrere
to run between. See
Inter-
, and
Course
.]
1.
A commingling; intimate connection or dealings between persons or nations, as in common affairs and civilities, in correspondence or trade; communication; commerce; especially, interchange of thought and feeling; association; communion.
This sweet
intercourse

Of looks and smiles.
Milton.
Syn. – Communication; connection; commerce; communion; fellowship; familiarity; acquaintance.

Webster 1828 Edition

Intercourse

IN'TERCOURSE

,
Noun.
[L. intercursus, intercurro; inter and curro, to run.] Literally, a running or passing between. Hence,
1.
Communication; commerce; connection by reciprocal dealings between persons or nations, either in common affairs and civilities, in trade, or correspondence by letters. We have an intercourse with neighbors and friends in mutual visits and in social concerns; nations and individuals have intercourse with foreign nations or individuals by an interchange of commodities, by purchase and sale, by treaties, contracts, &c.
2.
Silent communication or exchange.
This sweet intercourse
Of looks and smiles.

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