Ich vs Inch - What's the difference?
ich | inch |
(personal, obsolete) I.
* 1529 , John Skelton, Elynour Rummyng :
* 1561 , John Awdelay, The fraternitye of vacabondes :
* 1568 , Thomas Howell, Arbor of Amitie :
* 1645 , Thomas Davies, The Somersetshire Man's Complaint :
* 1706 , Edward Phillips, The New World of English Words :
(ichthyology) Ichthyophthiriasis, a parasitic infection of freshwater fish caused by the ciliate .
* {{quote-book, 1996, Edward J. Noga, Fish Disease: Diagnosis and Treatment, publisher=Iowa State University Press (2000), pageurl=http://books.google.com/books?id=SAdDtT7YRRoC&pg=PA95&dq=ich, isbn=0-8138-2558-X, page=95
, passage=Ich is one of the most common diseases of freshwater fish.}}
A unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot, or exactly 2.54 centimetres.
(meteorology) The amount of water which would cover a surface to the depth of an inch, used as a measurement of rainfall.
The amount of an alcoholic beverage which would fill a glass or bottle to the depth of an inch.
(figuratively) A very short distance.
* Shakespeare
(followed by a preposition) To advance very slowly, or by a small amount (in a particular direction).
* 1957 , :
*:The window blind had been lowered — Zooey had done all his bathtub reading by the light from the three-bulb overhead fixture—but a fraction of morning light inched under the blind and onto the title page of the manuscript.
* {{quote-news
, year=2012
, date=May 9
, author=John Percy
, title=Birmingham City 2 Blackpool 2 (2-3 on agg): match report
, work=the Telegraph
To drive by inches, or small degrees.
* Dryden
To deal out by inches; to give sparingly.
(Scotland) A small island
* Sir Walter Scott, Rosabelle
As nouns the difference between ich and inch
is that ich is bleeding inside the skull while inch is a unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot, or exactly 254 centimetres or inch can be (scotland) a small island.As a verb inch is
(followed by a preposition) to advance very slowly, or by a small amount (in a particular direction).ich
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) ich, from (etyl) . See also (l), (l).Alternative forms
* (l), (l), , (l)Pronoun
(head)- "Behold," she sayd, "and se How bright I am of ble! Ich am not cast away, That can my husband say, [...]"
- My maysters, ich am an old man, and halfe blinde, [...]
- With cap and knee, ich' will serve thee, what should ' ich more declare.
- Dost thinke 'ch'ill labor to be poore, No no, '''ich''' haue a-doe..' Ich will a plundering too.
- Ich , a Word us'd for I in the Western Parts of England.
Usage notes
Ich'' was the form of ''I found in the dialects of the West Country, West Midlands, and Kent. It began to disappear from written English with the onset of the Chancery Standard in the 15th century, yet continued to see limited use through the middle of the 19th century. The Northern dialectal form, ik (which derives from the same Old English root), likewise disappeared from writing with the onset of the Chancery Standard in the 15th century.Derived terms
* (l)Etymology 2
.Noun
(-)Anagrams
* English three-letter words ----inch
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) (ang) ynce, from (etyl) . Compare ounce.Noun
(es)- "Don't move an inch !"
- Beldame, I think we watched you at an inch .
Derived terms
* every inch * * inch-perfectVerb
(es)- Fearful of falling, he inched along the window ledge.
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- He gets too far into the soldier's grace / And inches out my master.
Derived terms
* inch along * inch forward * inch up * inchwormSee also
* thou * milEtymology 2
From Gaelic (innis)Noun
(es)- The blackening wave is edged with white; / To inch and rock the sea-mews fly.