Ilk.

The surname of the person spoken of is the same as the name of his estate. It is quite a mistake to use the phrase “All that ilk” to signify all of that name or sort. Bethune of that ilk means “Bethune of Bethune.” (Gaelic, ilk, clan; Anglo-Saxon, ilc, the same.)

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Entry taken from Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.

Igneous Rocks
Ignis Fatuus
Ignoramus
Ignoramus Jury (An)
Ignorantines
Igrayne
Ihram
Il Pastor Fido [the Faithful Swain]
Iliad
Iliad of Ills (An)
Ilk
Ill-got, Ill-spent
Ill May-day
Ill Omens
Ill-starred
Ill Wind
Illinois
Illuminated Doctor
Illuminati
Illuminations
Illuminator