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Webster 1913 Edition
Interstice
In-ter′stice
(?; 277)
, Noun.
pl.
Interstices
(#)
. [L.
interstitium
a pause, interval; inter
between + sistere
to set, fr. stare
to stand: cf. F. interstice
. See Stand
.] 1.
That which intervenes between one thing and another; especially, a space between things closely set, or between the parts which compose a body; a narrow chink; a crack; a crevice; a hole; an interval;
as, the
. interstices
of a wall2.
An interval of time; specifically
(R. C. Ch.)
, in the plural, the intervals which the canon law requires between the reception of the various degrees of orders. Nonobservance of the
interstices
. . . is a sin. Addis & Arnold.
Webster 1828 Edition
Interstice
IN'TERSTICE
,Noun.
1.
A space between things; but chiefly, a narrow or small space between things closely set, or the parts which compose a body. We speak of the interstices between the teeth, or between the parts of wood or stone.2.
Time between one act and another; interval.