illapse

Definitions

1. 1.To fall or glide; to pass; -- usually followed by into. Cheyne.
2. 2.A gliding in; an immisson or entrance of one thing into another; also, a sudden descent or attack. Akenside. They sit silent . . . waiting for an illapse of the spirit. Jeffrey.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is to fall or glide; to pass; -- usually followed by into. Cheyne called?
• What is a gliding in; an immisson or entrance of one thing into another; also, a sudden descent or attack. Akenside. They sit silent . . . waiting for an illapse of the spirit. Jeffrey called?