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noun

item n.

An article; a separate particular in an account; as, the items in a bill; he picked up four items at the drug store.

A hint; an innuendo. (Obs.) "A secret item was given to some of the bishops... to absent themselves."

A short article in a newspaper; a paragraph; as, an item concerning the weather.

A topic or piece of information having the salacious character of gossip, especially a romantic relation between two people; as, I hear that the boss and his new secretary are an item.

adverb

item adv. Also; as an additional article.

verb

Item v. t. (past & past part. itemed; pres. part. iteming) To make a note or memorandum of. "I have itemed it in my memory."

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Etymology of 'Item'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Item" Quotes from Famous Books

... Appalachians. He trained me up in that business. Why, I even worked during school vacations as a telegraph operator in the office of the local railroad station." He smiled again as he added, "Add that item to my versatile summary. I'm as good a key tickler as you would be apt to find in a ...

— A Pagan of the Hills • Charles Neville Buck

... never cared to leave them. And so you will understand, monsieur, that having never seen anything of the world, I have nothing left to care for; and therefore, if you relate anything, you will be obliged to explain each item to ...

— The Man in the Iron Mask • Alexandre Dumas, Pere

... of rusty piano wire, says a news item, has been found in a valuable milch cow at Boston, Lines. There is hope that the "Tune the Cow Died of" ...

— Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, September 8th, 1920 • Various

... expression of his countenance, the arrangement of his soft fine hair, the fineness of the texture and the perfect cleanliness of every part of his dress, the plaiting of his old-fashioned shirt ruffles, the whiteness of his hand, and the sound of his clear, well-modulated voice—in fact, every item of his appearance—won the good opinion of a stranger; while the feelings of his heart and his steady course of Christian life, made him honored and reverenced as he deserved. He possessed that requisite to the ...

— Aunt Phillis's Cabin - Or, Southern Life As It Is • Mary H. Eastman

... Dr. Van Helsing when he comes. I have sent a telegram to Jonathan to come on here when he arrives in London from Whitby. In this matter dates are everything, and I think that if we get all of our material ready, and have every item put in chronological order, ...

— Dracula • Bram Stoker

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