Item \I"tem\, n. [From Item, adv.]
1. An article; a separate particular in an account; as, the
items in a bill.
2. A hint; an innuendo. [Obs.]
A secret item was given to some of the bishops . . .
to absent themselves. --Fuller.
3. A short article in a newspaper; a paragraph; as, an item
concerning the weather.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |