INDEFEASIBLE In`de*fea`si*ble, a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + defeasible: cf. OF. indefaisable.]
Defn: Not to be defeated; not defeasible; incapable of being annulled or made void; as, an indefeasible or title. That the king had a divine and an indefeasible right to the regal power. Macaulay.
INDEFECTIBILITYIn`de*fect`i*bil"i*ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. indéfectibilité.]
Defn: The quality of being indefectible. Barrow.
INDEFECTIBLE In`de*fect"i*ble, a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + defectible: cf. F. indéfectible.]
Defn: Not defectible; unfailing; not liable to defect, failure, ordecay.An indefectible treasure in the heavens. Barrow.A state of indefectible virtue and happiness. S. Clarke.
INDEFECTIVEIn`de*fect"ive, a.
Defn: Not defective; perfect; complete. "Absolute, indefective obedience." South.
INDEFEISIBLEIn`de*fei"si*ble, a.
Defn: Indefeasible. [Obs.]
INDEFENSIBILITYIn`de*fen`si*bil"i*ty, n.
Defn: The quality or state of not being defensible. Walsh.
INDEFENSIBLE In`de*fen"si*ble, Etym: [Pref. in- not + defensible: cf. OF. indefensible, indefensable.]
Defn: Not defensible; not capable of being defended, maintained, vindicated, or justified; unjustifiable; untenable; as, an indefensible fortress, position, cause, etc. Men find that something can be said in favor of what, on the very proposal, they thought utterly indefensible. Burke.
INDEFENSIBLYIn`de*fen"si*bly, adv.
Defn: In an indefensible manner.
INDEFENSIVEIn`de*fen"sive, a.
Defn: Defenseless. [Obs.]The sword awes the indefensive villager. Sir T. Herbert.
INDEFICIENCYIn`de*fi"cien*cy, n.
Defn: The state or quality of not being deficient. [Obs.] Strype.
INDEFICIENTIn`de*fi"cient, a. Etym: [L. indeficiens. See In- not, andDeficient.]
Defn: Not deficient; full. [Obs.]Brighter than the sun, and indeficient as the light of heaven. Jer.Taylor.
INDEFINABLEIn`de*fin"a*ble, a.
Defn: Incapable of being defined or described; inexplicable. Bp.Reynolds.
INDEFINABLYIn`de*fin"a*bly, adv.
Defn: In an indefinable manner.
INDEFINITEIn*def"i*nite, a. Etym: [L. indefinitus. See In- not, and Definite.]
1. Not definite; not limited, defined, or specified; not explicit; not determined or fixed upon; not precise; uncertain; vague; confused; obscure; as, an indefinite time, plan, etc. It were to be wished that . . . men would leave off that indefinite way of vouching, "the chymists say this," or "the chymists affirm that." Boyle. The time of this last is left indefinite. Dryden.
2. Having no determined or certain limits; large and unmeasured, though not infinite; unlimited; as indefinite space; the indefinite extension of a straight line. Though it is not infinite, it may be indefinite; though it is not boundless in itself, it may be so to human comprehension. Spectator.
3. Boundless; infinite. [R.] Indefinite and omnipresent God, Inhabiting eternity. W. Thompson (1745).
4. (Bot.)
Defn: Too numerous or variable to make a particular enumeration important; — said of the parts of a flower, and the like. Also, indeterminate. Indefinite article (Gram.), the word a or an, used with nouns to denote any one of a common or general class. — Indefinite inflorescence. (Bot.) See Indeterminate inflorescence, under Indeterminate. — Indefinite proposition (Logic), a statement whose subject is a common term, with nothing to indicate distribution or nondistribution; as, Man is mortal. — Indefinite term (Logic), a negative term; as, the not-good.
Syn. — Inexplicit; vague; uncertain; unsettled; indeterminate; loose; equivocal; inexact; approximate.
INDEFINITELYIn*def"i*nite*ly, adv.
Defn: In an indefinite manner or degree; without any settled limitation; vaguely; not with certainty or exactness; as, to use a word indefinitely. If the world be indefinitely extended, that is, so far as no human intellect can fancy any bound of it. Ray.
INDEFINITENESSIn*def"i*nite*ness, n.
Defn: The quality of being indefinite.
INDEFINITUDEIn`de*fin"i*tude, n.
Defn: Indefiniteness; vagueness; also, number or quantity not limited by our understanding, though yet finite. [Obs.] Sir M . Hale.
INDEHISCENCEIn`de*his"cence, n. Etym: [Cf. F. indéhiscence.] (Bot.)
Defn: The property or state of being indehiscent.
INDEHISCENT In`de*his"cent, a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + dehiscent: cf. F. indéhiscent.] (Bot.)
Defn: Remaining closed at maturity, or not opening along regular lines, as the acorn, or a cocoanut.
INDELECTABLEIn`de*lec"ta*ble, a.
Defn: Not delectable; unpleasant; disagreeable. [R.] Richardson.
INDELIBERATEIn`de*lib"er*ate, a. Etym: [L. indeliberatus. See In- not, andDeliberate.]
Defn: Done without deliberation; unpremeditated. [Obs.] —In`de*lib"er*ate*ly, adv. [Obs.]
INDELIBERATEDIn`de*lib"er*a`ted, a.
Defn: Indeliberate. [Obs.]
INDELIBILITYIn*del`i*bil"i*ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. indélébilité.]
Defn: The quality of being indelible. Bp. Horsley.
INDELIBLE In*del"i*ble, a. Etym: [L. indelebilis; pref.in- not + delebilis capable of being destroyed: cf. F. indélébile. See In- not, and Deleble.] [Formerly written also indeleble, which accords with the etymology of the word.]
1. That can not be removed, washed away, blotted out, or effaced; incapable of being canceled, lost, or forgotten; as, indelible characters; an indelible stain; an indelible impression on the memory.
2. That can not be annulled; indestructible. [R.] They are endued with indelible power from above. Sprat. Indelible colors, fast colors which do not fade or tarnish by exposure. — Indelible ink, an ink obliterated by washing; esp., a solution of silver nitrate.
Syn.— Fixed; fast; permanent; ineffaceable.— In*del"i*ble*ness, n.— In*del"i*bly, adv.Indelibly stamped and impressed. J. Ellis.
INDELICACYIn*del"i*ca*cy, n.; pl. Indelicacies. Etym: [From Indelicate.]
Defn: The quality of being indelicate; want of delicacy, or of a nice sense of, or regard for, purity, propriety, or refinement in manners, language, etc.; rudeness; coarseness; also, that which is offensive to refined taste or purity of mind. The indelicacy of English comedy. Blair. Your papers would be chargeable with worse than indelicacy; they would be immoral. Addison.
INDELICATEIn*del"i*cate, a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + delicate: cf. F. indélicat.]
Defn: Not delicate; wanting delicacy; offensive to good manners, or to purity of mind; coarse; rude; as, an indelicate word or suggestion; indelicate behavior. Macaulay. — In*del"i*cate*ly, adv.
Syn. — Indecorous; unbecoming; unseemly; rude; coarse; broad; impolite; gross; indecent; offensive; improper; unchaste; impure; unrefined.
INDEMNIFICATIONIn*dem`ni*fi*ca"tion, n.
1. The act or process of indemnifying, preserving, or securing against loss, damage, or penalty; reimbursement of loss, damage, or penalty; the state of being indemnified. Indemnification is capable of some estimate; dignity has no standard. Burke.
2. That which indemnifies. No reward with the name of an indemnification. De Quincey.
INDEMNIFYIn*dem"ni*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Indemnified; p. pr. & vb. n.Indemnifying.] Etym: [L. indemnis unhurt (in- not + damnum hurt,damage) + -fy. Cf. Damn, Damnify.]
1. To save harmless; to secure against loss or damage; to insure. The states must at last engage to the merchants here that they will indemnify them from all that shall fall out. Sir W. Temple.
2. To make restitution or compensation for, as for that which is lost; to make whole; to reimburse; to compensate. Beattie.
INDEMNITY In*dem"ni*ty, n.; pl. Indemnities. Etym: [L. indemnitas, fr. indemnis uninjured: cf. F. indemnité. See Indemnify.]
1. Security; insurance; exemption from loss or damage, past or to come; immunity from penalty, or the punishment of past offenses; amnesty. Having first obtained a promise of indemnity for the riot they had committed. Sir W. Scott.
2. Indemnification, compensation, or remuneration for loss, damage, or injury sustained. They were told to expect, upon the fall of Walpole, a large and lucrative indemnity for their pretended wrongs. Ld. Mahon.
Note: Insurance is a contract of indemnity. Arnould. The owner of private property taken for public use is entitled to compensation or indemnity. Kent. Act of indemnity (Law), an act or law passed in order to relieve persons, especially in an official station, from some penalty to which they are liable in consequence of acting illegally, or, in case of ministers, in consequence of exceeding the limits of their strict constitutional powers. These acts also sometimes provide compensation for losses or damage, either incurred in the service of the government, or resulting from some public measure.
INDEMONSTRABILITYIn`de*mon`stra*bil"i*ty, n.
Defn: The quality of being indemonstrable.
INDEMONSTRABLEIn`de*mon"stra*ble, a. Etym: [L. indemonstrabilis. See In- not, andDemonstrable.]
Defn: Incapable of being demonstrated.— In`de*mon"stra*ble*ness, n.
INDENIZATIONIn*den`i*za"tion, n.
Defn: The act of naturalizing; endenization. [R.] Evelyn.
INDENIZEIn*den"ize, v. t.
Defn: To naturalize. [R.]
INDENIZENIn*den"i*zen, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Indenizened; p. pr. & vb. n.Indenizening.]
Defn: To invest with the privileges of a denizen; to naturalize. [R.]Words indenizened, and commonly used as English. B. Jonson.
INDENTIn*dent", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Indented; p. pr. & vb. n. Indenting.]Etym: [OE. endenten to notch, fit in, OF. endenter, LL. indentare,fr. L. in + dens, dentis, tooth. See Tooth, and cf. Indenture.]
1. To notch; to jag; to cut into points like a row of teeth; as, to indent the edge of paper.
2. To dent; to stamp or to press in; to impress; as, indent a smooth surface with a hammer; to indent wax with a stamp.
3. Etym: [Cf. Indenture.]
Defn: To bind out by indenture or contract; to indenture; to apprentice; as, to indent a young man to a shoemaker; to indent a servant.
4. (Print.)
Defn: To begin (a line or lines) at a greater or less distance from the margin; as, to indent the first line of a paragraph one em; to indent the second paragraph two ems more than the first. See Indentation, and Indention.
5. (Mil.)
Defn: To make an order upon; to draw upon, as for military stores.[India] Wilhelm.
INDENTIn*dent", v. i.
1. To be cut, notched, or dented.
2. To crook or turn; to wind in and out; to zigzag.
3. To contract; to bargain or covenant. Shak. To indent and drive bargains with the Almighty. South.
INDENTIn*dent", n.
1. A cut or notch in the man gin of anything, or a recess like a notch. Shak.
2. A stamp; an impression. [Obs.]
3. A certificate, or intended certificate, issued by the government of the United States at the close of the Revolution, for the principal or interest of the public debt. D. Ramsay. A. Hamilton.
4. (Mil.)
Defn: A requisition or order for supplies, sent to the commissariat of an army. [India] Wilhelm.
INDENTATIONIn`den*ta"tion, n.
1. The act of indenting or state of being indented.
2. A notch or recess, in the margin or border of anything; as, the indentations of a leaf, of the coast, etc.
3. A recess or sharp depression in any surface.
4. (Print.) (a) The act of beginning a line or series of lines at a little distance within the flush line of the column or page, as in the common way of beginning the first line of a paragraph. (b) The measure of the distance; as, an indentation of one em, or of two ems. Hanging, or Reverse, indentation, indentation of all the lines of a paragraph except the first, which is a full line.
INDENTEDIn*dent"ed, a.
1. Cut in the edge into points or inequalities, like teeth; jagged; notched; stamped in; dented on the surface.
2. Having an uneven, irregular border; sinuous; undulating. Milton. Shak.
3. (Her.)
Defn: Notched like the part of a saw consisting of the teeth; serrated; as, an indented border or ordinary.
4. Bound out by an indenture; apprenticed; indentured; as, an indented servant.
5. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Notched along the margin with a different color, as the feathers of some birds. Indented line (Fort.), a line with alternate long and short faces, with salient and receding angles, each face giving a flanking fire along the front of the next.
INDENTEDLYIn*dent"ed*ly, adv.
Defn: With indentations.
INDENTINGIn*dent"ing, n.
Defn: Indentation; an impression like that made by a tooth.
INDENTIONIn*den"tion, n. (Print.)
Defn: Same as Indentation, 4.
INDENTMENTIn*dent"ment, n.
Defn: Indenture. [Obs.]
INDENTUREIn*den"ture, n. Etym: [OE. endenture, OF. endenture, LL. indentura adeed in duplicate, with indented edges. See the Note below. SeeIndent.]
1. The act of indenting, or state of being indented.
2. (Law)
Defn: A mutual agreement in writing between two or more parties, whereof each party has usually a counterpart or duplicate; sometimes in the pl., a short form for indentures of apprenticeship, the contract by which a youth is bound apprentice to a master. The law is the best expositor of the gospel; they are like a pair of indentures: they answer in every part. C. Leslie.
Note: Indentures were originally duplicates, laid together and intended by a notched cut or line, or else written on the same piece of parchment and separated by a notched line so that the two papers or parchments corresponded to each other. But indenting has gradually become a mere form, and is often neglected, while the writings or counterparts retain the name of indentures.
INDENTUREIn*den"ture, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Indentured; p. pr. & vb. n.Indenturing.]
1. To indent; to make hollows, notches, or wrinkles in; to furrow. Though age may creep on, and indenture the brow. Woty.
2. To bind by indentures or written contract; as, to indenture an apprentice.
INDENTUREIn*den"ture, v. i.
Defn: To run or wind in and out; to be cut or notched; to indent.Heywood.
INDEPENDENCEIn`de*pend"ence, n. Etym: [Cf. F. indépendance.]
1. The state or quality of being independent; freedom from dependence; exemption from reliance on, or control by, others; self- subsistence or maintenance; direction of one's own affairs without interference. Let fortune do her worst, . . . as long as she never makes us lose our honesty and our independence. Pope.
2. Sufficient means for a comfortable livelihood. Declaration of Independence (Amer. Hist.), the declaration of the Congress of the Thirteen United States of America, on the 4th of July, 1776, by which they formally declared that these colonies were free and independent States, not subject to the government of Great Britain.
INDEPENDENCE DAYIn`de*pend"ence Day.
Defn: In the United States, a holiday, the 4th of July, commemorating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on that day in 1776.
INDEPENDENCYIn`de*pend"en*cy, n.
1. Independence."Give me," I cried (enough for me), "My bread, and independency!"Pope.
2. (Eccl.)
Defn: Doctrine and polity of the Independents.
INDEPENDENT In`de*pend"ent, a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + dependent: cf. F. indépendant.]
1. Not dependent; free; not subject to control by others; not relying on others; not subordinate; as, few men are wholly independent. A dry, but independent crust. Cowper.
2. Affording a comfortable livelihood; as, an independent property.
3. Not subject to bias or influence; not obsequious; self-directing; as, a man of an independent mind.
4. Expressing or indicating the feeling of independence; free; easy; bold; unconstrained; as, an independent air or manner.
5. Separate from; exclusive; irrespective. That obligation in general, under which we conceive ourselves bound to obey a law, independent of those resources which the law provides for its own enforcement. R. P. Ward.
6. (Eccl.)
Defn: Belonging or pertaining to, or holding to the doctrines or methods of, the Independents.
7. (Math.)
Defn: Not dependent upon another quantity in respect to value or rate of variation; — said of quantities or functions.
8. (U. S. Politics)
Defn: Not bound by party; exercising a free choice in voting witheither or any party. Independent company (Mil.), one not incorporatedin any regiment.— Independent seconds watch, a stop watch having a second handdriven by a separate set of wheels, springs, etc., for timing to afraction of a second.— Independent variable. (Math.) See Dependent variable, underDependent.
Syn. — Free; uncontrolled; separate; uncoerced; self-reliant; bold; unconstrained; unrestricted.
INDEPENDENTIn`de*pend"ent, n.
1. (Eccl.)
Defn: One who believes that an organized Christian church is complete in itself, competent to self-government, and independent of all ecclesiastical authority.
Note: In England the name is often applied (commonly in the pl.) to the Congregationalists.
2. (Politics)
Defn: One who does not acknowledge an obligation to support a party's candidate under all circumstances; one who exercises liberty in voting.
INDEPENDENTISMIn`de*pend"ent*ism, n.
Defn: Independency; the church system of Independents. Bp. Gauden.
INDEPENDENTLYIn`de*pend"ent*ly, adv.
Defn: In an independent manner; without control.
INDEPOSABLEIn`de*pos"a*ble, a.
Defn: Incapable of being deposed. [R.]Princes indeposable by the pope. Bp. Stillingfleet.
INDEPRAVATEIn*dep"ra*vate, a. Etym: [L. indepravatus.]
Defn: Undepraved. [R.] Davies (Holy Roode).
INDEPRECABLEIn*dep"re*ca*ble, a. Etym: [L. indeprecabilis. See In- not, andDeprecate.]
Defn: Incapable or undeserving of being deprecated. Cockeram.
INDEPREHENSIBLE In*dep`re*hen"si*ble, a. Etym: [L. indeprehensibilis. See In- not, and Deprehensible.]
Defn: Incapable of being found out. Bp. Morton.
INDEPRIVABLEIn`de*priv"a*ble, a.
Defn: Incapable of being deprived, or of being taken away.
INDESCRIBABLEIn`de*scrib"a*ble, a.
Defn: Incapable of being described.— In`de*scrib"a*bly, adv.
INDESCRIPTIVEIn`de*scrip"tive, a.
Defn: Not descriptive.
INDESERTIn`de*sert", n.
Defn: Ill desert. [R.] Addison.
INDESINENTIn*des"i*nent, a. Etym: [L. indesinens. See In- not, and Desinent.]
Defn: Not ceasing; perpetual. [Obs.] Baxter.— In*des"i*nent*ly, adv. [Obs.] Ray.
INDESIRABLEIn`de*sir"a*ble, a.
Defn: Undesirable.
INDESTRUCTIBILITYIn`de*struc`ti*bil"i*ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. indestructibilité.]
Defn: The quality of being indestructible.
INDESTRUCTIBLE In`de*struc"ti*ble, a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + destructible: cf. F. indestructible.]
Defn: Not destructible; incapable of decomposition or of beingdestroyed.— In`de*struc"ti*ble*ness, n.— In`de*struc"ti*bly, adv.
INDETERMINABLE In`de*ter"mi*na*ble, a. Etym: [L. indeterminabilis: cf. F. indéterminable. See In- not, and Determine.]
Defn: Not determinable; impossible to be determined; not to be definitely known, ascertained, defined, or limited. — In`de*ter"mi*na*bly, adv.
INDETERMINABLEIn`de*ter"mi*na*ble, n.
Defn: An indeterminable thing or quantity. Sir T. Browne.
INDETERMINATEIn`de*ter"mi*nate, a. Etym: [L. indeterminatus.]
Defn: Not determinate; not certain or fixed; indefinite; not precise; as, an indeterminate number of years. Paley. Indeterminate analysis (Math.), that branch of analysis which has for its object the solution of indeterminate problems. — Indeterminate coefficients (Math.), coefficients arbitrarily assumed for convenience of calculation, or to facilitate some artifice of analysis. Their values are subsequently determined. — Indeterminate equation (Math.), an equation in which the unknown quantities admit of an infinite number of values, or sets of values. A group of equations is indeterminate when it contains more unknown quantities than there are equations. — Indeterminate inflorescence (Bot.), a mode of inflorescence in which the flowers all arise from axillary buds, the terminal bud going on to grow and sometimes continuing the stem indefinitely; — called also acropetal, botryose, centripetal, and indefinite inflorescence. Gray. — Indeterminate problem (Math.), a problem which admits of an infinite number of solutions, or one in which there are fewer imposed conditions than there are unknown or required results. — Indeterminate quantity (Math.), a quantity which has no fixed value, but which may be varied in accordance with any proposed condition. — Indeterminate series (Math.), a series whose terms proceed by the powers of an indeterminate quantity, sometimes also with indeterminate exponents, or indeterminate coefficients. — In`de*ter"mi*nate*ly adv. — In`de*ter"mi*nate*ness, n.
INDETERMINATION In`de*ter`mi*na"tion, n. Etym: [Pref. in- not + determination: cf. indétermination.]
1. Want of determination; an unsettled or wavering state, as of the mind. Jer. Taylor.
2. Want of fixed or stated direction. Abp. Bramhall.
INDETERMINEDIn`de*ter"mined, a.
Defn: Undetermined.
INDEVIRGINATEIn`de*vir"gin*ate, a. Etym: [See In- not, Devirginate.]
Defn: Not devirginate. [Obs.] Chapman.
INDEVOTEIn*de*vote", a. Etym: [L. indevotus: cf. F. indévot. Cf. Indevout.]
Defn: Not devoted. [Obs.] Bentley. Clarendon.
INDEVOTIONIn`de*vo"tion, n. Etym: [L. indevotio: cf. F. indévotion.]
Defn: Want of devotion; impiety; irreligion. "An age of indevotion."Jer. Taylor.
INDEVOUTIn*de*vout", a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + devout. Cf. Indevote.]
Defn: Not devout.— In*de*vout"ly, adv.
INDEWIn*dew", v. t.
Defn: To indue. [Obs.] Spenser.
INDEXIn"dex, n.; pl. E. Indexes, L. Indices(. Etym: [L.: cf. F. index. SeeIndicate, Diction.]
1. That which points out; that which shows, indicates, manifests, ordiscloses.Tastes are the indexes of the different qualities of plants.Arbuthnot.
2. That which guides, points out, informs, or directs; a pointer or a hand that directs to anything, as the hand of a watch, a movable finger on a gauge, scale, or other graduated instrument. In printing, a sign [*] used to direct particular attention to a note or paragraph; — called also fist.
3. A table for facilitating reference to topics, names, and the like, in a book; — usually alphabetical in arrangement, and printed at the end of the volume.
4. A prologue indicating what follows. [Obs.] Shak.
5. (Anat.)
Defn: The second digit, that next pollex, in the manus, or hand; the forefinger; index finger.
6. (Math.)
Defn: The figure or letter which shows the power or root of a quantity; the exponent. [In this sense the plural is always indices.] Index error, the error in the reading of a mathematical instrument arising from the zero of the index not being in complete adjustment with that of the limb, or with its theoretically perfect position in the instrument; a correction to be applied to the instrument readings equal to the error of the zero adjustment. — Index expurgatorius. Etym: [L.] See Index prohibitorius (below). — Index finger. See Index, 5. — Index glass, the mirror on the index of a quadrant, sextant, etc. — Index hand, the pointer or hand of a clock, watch, or other registering machine; a hand that points to something. — Index of a logarithm (Math.), the integral part of the logarithm, and always one less than the number of integral figures in the given number. It is also called the characteristic. — Index of refraction, or Refractive index (Opt.), the number which expresses the ratio of the sine of the angle of incidence to the sine of the angle of refraction. Thus the index of refraction for sulphur is 2, because, when light passes out of air into sulphur, the sine of the angle of incidence is double the sine of the angle of refraction. — Index plate, a graduated circular plate, or one with circular rows of holes differently spaced; used in machines for graduating circles, cutting gear teeth, etc. — Index prohibitorius Etym: [L.], or Prohibitory index (R. C. Ch.), a catalogue of books which are forbidden by the church to be read; the index expurgatorius Etym: [L.], or expurgatory index, is a catalogue of books from which passages marked as against faith or morals must be removed before Catholics can read them. These catalogues are published with additions, from time to time, by the Congregation of the Index, composed of cardinals, theologians, etc., under the sanction of the pope. Hook. — Index rerum Etym: [L.], a tabulated and alphabetized notebook, for systematic preservation of items, quotations, etc.
INDEXIn"dex, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Indexed; p. pr. & vb. n. Indexing.]
Defn: To provide with an index or table of references; to put into an index; as, to index a book, or its contents.
INDEXERIn"dex*er, n.
Defn: One who makes an index.
INDEXICALIn*dex"ic*al, a.
Defn: Of, pertaining to, or like, an index; having the form of an index.
INDEXICALLYIn*dex"ic*al*ly, adv.
Defn: In the manner of an index.
INDEXTERITY In`dex*ter"i*ty, n. Etym: [Pref. in- not + dexterity: cf. F. indextérité.]
Defn: Want of dexterity or readiness, especially in the use of the hands; clumsiness; awkwardness. Harvey.
INDIAIn"di*a, n. Etym: [See Indian.]
Defn: A country in Southern Asia; the two peninsulas of Hither and Farther India; in a restricted sense, Hither India, or Hindostan. India ink, a nearly black pigment brought chiefly from China, used for water colors. It is in rolls, or in square, and consists of lampblack or ivory black and animal glue. Called also China ink. The true India ink is sepia. See Sepia. — India matting, floor matting made in China, India, etc., from grass and reeds; — also called Canton, or China, matting. — India paper, a variety of Chinese paper, of smooth but not glossy surface, used for printing from engravings, woodcuts, etc. — India proof (Engraving), a proof impression from an engraved plate, taken on India paper. — India rubber. See Caoutchouc. — India-rubber tree (Bot.), any tree yielding caoutchouc, but especially the East Indian Ficus elastica, often cultivated for its large, shining, elliptical leaves.
INDIADEMIn*di"a*dem, v. t.
Defn: To place or set in a diadem, as a gem or gems.
INDIAMANIn"di*a*man, n.; pl. Indiamen (.
Defn: A large vessel in the India trade. Macaulay.
INDIANIn"di*an, a Etym: [From India, and this fr. Indus, the name of ariver in Asia, L. Indus, Gr. Hindu, name of the land on the Indus,Skr. sindhu river, the Indus. Cf. Hindoo.]
1. Of or pertaining to India proper; also to the East Indies, or, sometimes, to the West Indies.
2. Of or pertaining to the aborigines, or Indians, of America; as, Indian wars; the Indian tomahawk.
3. Made of maize or Indian corn; as, Indian corn, Indian meal, Indian bread, and the like. [U.S.] Indian bay (Bot.), a lauraceous tree (Persea Indica). — Indian bean (Bot.), a name of the catalpa. — Indian berry. (Bot.) Same as Cocculus indicus. — Indian bread. (Bot.) Same as Cassava. — Indian club, a wooden club, which is swung by the hand for gymnastic exercise. — Indian cordage, cordage made of the fibers of cocoanut husk. — Indian corn (Bot.), a plant of the genus Zea (Z. Mays); the maize, a native of America. See Corn, and Maize. — Indian cress (Bot.), nasturtium. See Nasturtium, 2. — Indian cucumber (Bot.), a plant of the genus Medeola (M. Virginica), a common in woods in the United States. The white rootstock has a taste like cucumbers. — Indian currant (Bot.), a plant of the genus Symphoricarpus (S. vulgaris), bearing small red berries. — Indian dye, the puccoon. — Indian fig. (Bot.) (a) The banyan. See Banyan. (b) The prickly pear. — Indian file, single file; arrangement of persons in a row following one after another, the usual way among Indians of traversing woods, especially when on the war path. — Indian fire, a pyrotechnic composition of sulphur, niter, and realgar, burning with a brilliant white light. — Indian grass (Bot.), a coarse, high grass (Chrysopogon nutans), common in the southern portions of the United States; wood grass. Gray. — Indian hemp. (Bot.) (a) A plant of the genus Apocynum (A. cannabinum), having a milky juice, and a tough, fibrous bark, whence the name. The root it used in medicine and is both emetic and cathartic in properties. (b) The variety of common hemp (Cannabis Indica), from which hasheesh is obtained. — Indian mallow (Bot.), the velvet leaf (Abutilon Avicennæ). See Abutilon. — Indian meal, ground corn or maize. [U.S.] — Indian millet (Bot.), a tall annual grass (Sorghum vulgare), having many varieties, among which are broom corn, Guinea corn, durra, and the Chinese sugar cane. It is called also Guinea corn. See Durra. — Indian ox (Zoöl.), the zebu. — Indian paint. See Bloodroot. — Indian paper. See India paper, under India. — Indian physic (Bot.), a plant of two species of the genus Gillenia (G. trifoliata, and G. stipulacea), common in the United States, the roots of which are used in medicine as a mild emetic; — called also American ipecac, and bowman's root. Gray. — Indian pink. (Bot.) (a) The Cypress vine (Ipomoea Quamoclit); — so called in the West Indies. (b) See China pink, under China. — Indian pipe (Bot.), a low, fleshy herb (Monotropa uniflora), growing in clusters in dark woods, and having scalelike leaves, and a solitary nodding flower. The whole plant is waxy white, but turns black in drying. — Indian plantain (Bot.), a name given to several species of the genus Cacalia, tall herbs with composite white flowers, common through the United States in rich woods. Gray. — Indian poke (Bot.), a plant usually known as the white hellebore (Veratrum viride). — Indian pudding, a pudding of which the chief ingredients are Indian meal, milk, and molasses. — Indian purple. (a) A dull purple color. (b) The pigment of the same name, intensely blue and black. — Indian red. (a) A purplish red earth or pigment composed of a silicate of iron and alumina, with magnesia. It comes from the Persian Gulf. Called also Persian red. (b) See Almagra. — Indian rice (Bot.), a reedlike water grass. See Rice. — Indian shot (Bot.), a plant of the genus Canna (C. Indica). The hard black seeds are as large as swan shot. See Canna. — Indian summer, in the United States, a period of warm and pleasant weather occurring late in autumn. See under Summer. — Indian tobacco (Bot.), a species of Lobelia. See Lobelia. — Indian turnip (Bot.), an American plant of the genus Arisæma. A. triphyllum has a wrinkled farinaceous root resembling a small turnip, but with a very acrid juice. See Jack in the Pulpit, and Wake-robin. — Indian wheat, maize or Indian corn. — Indian yellow. (a) An intense rich yellow color, deeper than gamboge but less pure than cadmium. (b) See Euxanthin.
INDIANIn"di*an, n.
1. A native or inhabitant of India.
2. One of the aboriginal inhabitants of America; — so called originally from the supposed identity of America with India.
INDIANEERIn`di*an*eer", n. (Naut.)
Defn: An Indiaman.
INDIA RUBBERIn"di*a rub"ber
Defn: . See Caoutchouc.
INDIA STEELIn"di*a steel.
Defn: Same as Wootz.
INDICALIn"dic*al, a. Etym: [From L. index, indicis, an index.]
Defn: Indexical. [R.] Fuller.
INDICANIn"di*can, n. Etym: [See Indigo.]
1. (Chem.)
Defn: A glucoside obtained from woad (indigo plant) and other plants, as a yellow or light brown sirup. It has a nauseous bitter taste, a decomposes or drying. By the action of acids, ferments, etc., it breaks down into sugar and indigo. It is the source of natural indigo.
2. (Physiol. Chem.)
Defn: An indigo-forming substance, found in urine, and other animal fluids, and convertible into red and blue indigo (urrhodin and uroglaucin). Chemically, it is indoxyl sulphate of potash, C8H6NSO4K, and is derived from the indol formed in the alimentary canal. Called also uroxanthin.
INDICANTIn"di*cant, a. Etym: [L. indicans, p. pr. indicare. See Indicate.]
Defn: Serving to point out, as a remedy; indicating.
INDICANTIn"di*cant, n.
Defn: That which indicates or points out; as, an indicant of the remedy for a disease.
INDICATEIn"di*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Indicated; p. pr. & vb. n.Indicating.] Etym: [L. indicatus, p. p. of indicare to indicate;pref. in- in + dicare to proclaim; akin to dicere to say. SeeDiction, and cf. Indict, Indite.]
1. To point out; to discover; to direct to a knowledge of; to show;to make known.That turns and turns to indicate From what point blows the weather.Cowper.
2. (Med.)
Defn: To show or manifest by symptoms; to point to as the proper remedies; as, great prostration of strength indicates the use of stimulants.
3. (Mach.)
Defn: To investigate the condition or power of, as of steam engine, by means of an indicator.
Syn. — To show; mark; signify; denote; discover; evidence; evince; manifest; declare; specify; explain; exhibit; present; reveal; disclose; display.
INDICATEDIn"di*ca`ted, a.
Defn: Shown; denoted; registered; measured. Indicated power. SeeIndicated horse power, under Horse power.
INDICATIONIn`di*ca"tion, n. Etym: [L. indicatio: cf. F. indication.]
1. Act of pointing out or indicating.
2. That which serves to indicate or point out; mark; token; sign; symptom; evidence. The frequent stops they make in the most convenient places are plain indications of their weariness. Addison.
3. Discovery made; information. Bentley.
4. Explanation; display. [Obs.] Bacon.
5. (Med.)
Defn: Any symptom or occurrence in a disease, which serves to direct to suitable remedies.
Syn.— Proof; demonstration; sign; token; mark; evidence; signal.
INDICATIVEIn*dic"a*tive, a. Etym: [L. indicativus: cf. F. indicatif.]
1. Pointing out; bringing to notice; giving intimation or knowledge of something not visible or obvious. That truth id productive of utility, and utility indicative of truth, may be thus proved. Bp. Warburton.
2. (Fine Arts)
Defn: Suggestive; representing the whole by a part, as a fleet by a ship, a forest by a tree, etc. Indicative mood (Gram.), that mood or form of the verb which indicates, that is, which simply affirms or denies or inquires; as, he writes; he is not writing; has the mail arrived
INDICATIVEIn*dic"a*tive, n. (Gram.)
Defn: The indicative mood.
INDICATIVELYIn*dic"a*tive*ly, adv.
Defn: In an indicative manner; in a way to show or signify.
INDICATORIn"di*ca`tor, n. Etym: [L.: cf. F. indicateur.]
1. One who, or that which, shows or points out; as, a fare indicator in a street car.
2. (Mach.)
Defn: A pressure gauge; a water gauge, as for a steam boiler; an apparatus or instrument for showing the working of a machine or moving part; as: (a) (Steam Engine) An instrument which draws a diagram showing the varying pressure in the cylinder of an engine or pump at every point of the stroke. It consists of a small cylinder communicating with the engine cylinder and fitted with a piston which the varying pressure drives upward more or less against the resistance of a spring. A lever imparts motion to a pencil which traces the diagram on a card wrapped around a vertical drum which is turned back and forth by a string connected with the piston rod of the engine. See Indicator card (below). (b) A telltale connected with a hoisting machine, to show, at the surface, the position of the cage in the shaft of a mine, etc.
3. (Mech.)
Defn: The part of an instrument by which an effect is indicated, as an index or pointer.
4. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any bird of the genus Indicator and allied genera. See Honey guide, under Honey.
5. (Chem.)
Defn: That which indicates the condition of acidity, alkalinity, or the deficiency, excess, or sufficiency of a standard reagent, by causing an appearance, disappearance, or change of color, as in titration or volumetric analysis.
Note: The common indicators are limits, tropæolin, phenol phthalein, potassic permanganate, etc. Indicator card, the figure drawn by an engine indicator, by means of which the working of the engine can be investigated and its power calculated. The Illustration shows one form of indicator card, from a steam engine, together with scales by which the pressure of the steam above or below that of the atmosphere, corresponding to any position of the engine piston in its stroke, can be measured. Called also indicator diagram. — Indicator telegraph, a telegraph in which the signals are the deflections of a magnetic needle, as in the trans-Atlantic system.
INDICATORYIn"di*ca*to*ry, a.
Defn: Serving to show or make known; showing; indicative; signifying; implying.
INDICATRIXIn`di*ca"trix, n. Etym: [NL.] (Geom. of Three Dimensions)
Defn: A certain conic section supposed to be drawn in the tangent plane to any surface, and used to determine the accidents of curvature of the surface at the point of contact. The curve is similar to the intersection of the surface with a parallel to the tangent plane and indefinitely near it. It is an ellipse when the curvature is synclastic, and an hyperbola when the curvature is anticlastic.
INDICAVITIn`di*ca"vit, n. Etym: [L., he has indicated.] (Eng. Law)
Defn: A writ of prohibition against proceeding in the spiritual court in certain cases, when the suit belongs to the common-law courts. Wharton (Law Dict. ).
INDICEIn"dice, n. Etym: [F. indice indication, index. See Index.]
Defn: Index; indication. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
INDICESIn"di*ces, n. pl.
Defn: See Index.
INDICIAIn*di"ci*a, n. pl. Etym: [L., pl. of indicium, fr. index an index.](Law)
Defn: Discriminating marks; signs; tokens; indications; appearances.Burrill.
INDICIBLEIn*dic"i*ble, a. Etym: [F.]
Defn: Unspeakable. [Obs.]
INDICOLITE In*dic"o*lite, n. Etym: [L. indicum indigo + -lite: cf. F. indicolithe.] (Min.)
Defn: A variety of tourmaline of an indigo-blue color.
INDICTIn*dict", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Indicted; p. pr. & vb. n. Indicting.]Etym: [OE. enditen. See Indite.]
1. To write; to compose; to dictate; to indite. [Obs.]
2. To appoint publicly or by authority; to proclaim or announce. [Obs.] I am told shall have no Lent indicted this year. Evelyn.
3. (Law)
Defn: To charge with a crime, in due form of law, by the finding or presentment of a grand jury; to find an indictment against; as, to indict a man for arson. It is the peculiar province of a grand jury to indict, as it is of a house of representatives to impeach.
INDICTABLEIn*dict"a*ble, a.
Defn: Capable of being, or liable to be, indicted; subject to indictment; as, an indictable offender or offense.
INDICTEEIn`dict*ee", n. (Law)
Defn: A person indicted.
INDICTERIn*dict"er, n.
Defn: One who indicts.
INDICTIONIn*dic"tion, n. Etym: [L. indictio: cf. F. indiction. See Indict,Indite.]
1. Declaration; proclamation; public notice or appointment. [Obs.] "Indiction of a war." Bacon. Secular princes did use to indict, or permit the indiction of, synods of bishops. Jer. Taylor.
2. A cycle of fifteen years.
Note: This mode of reckoning time is said to have been introduced by Constantine the Great, in connection with the payment of tribute. It was adopted at various times by the Greek emperors of Constantinople, the popes, and the parliaments of France. Through the influence of the popes, it was extensively used in the ecclesiastical chronology of the Middle Ages. The number of indictions was reckoned at first from 312 a. d., but since the twelfth century it has been reckoned from the birth of Christ. The papal indiction is the only one ever used at the present day. To find the indiction and year of the indiction by the first method, subtract 312 from the given year a. d., and divide by 15; by the second method, add 3 to the given year a. d., and the divide by 15. In either case, the quotient is the number of the current indiction, and the remainder the year of the indiction. See Cycle of indiction, under Cycle.
INDICTIVEIn*dic"tive, a. Etym: [L. indictivus. See Indict.]
Defn: Proclaimed; declared; public. Kennet.
INDICTMENTIn*dict"ment, n. Etym: [Cf. Inditement.]
1. The act of indicting, or the state of being indicted.
2. (Law)
Defn: The formal statement of an offense, as framed by the prosecuting authority of the State, and found by the grand jury.
Note: To the validity of an indictment a finding by the grand jury is essential, while an information rests only on presentation by the prosecuting authority.
3. An accusation in general; a formal accusation. Bill of indictment. See under Bill.
INDICTORIn*dict"or, n. (Law)
Defn: One who indicts. Bacon.
INDIESIn"dies, n. pl.
Defn: A name designating the East Indies, also the West Indies.Our king has all the Indies in his arms. Shak.
INDIFFERENCE In*dif"fer*ence, n. Etym: [L. indifferentia similarity, want of difference: cf. F. indifférence.]
1. The quality or state of being indifferent, or not making a difference; want of sufficient importance to constitute a difference; absence of weight; insignificance.
2. Passableness; mediocrity.
3. Impartiality; freedom from prejudice, prepossession, or bias. He . . . is far from such indifference and equity as ought and must be in judges which he saith I assign. Sir T. More.
4. Absence of anxiety or interest in respect to what is presented to the mind; unconcernedness; as, entire indifference to all that occurs. Indifference can not but be criminal, when it is conversant about objects which are so far from being of an indifferent nature, that they are highest importance. Addison.
Syn. — Carelessness; negligence; unconcern; apathy; insensibility; coldness; lukewarmness.
INDIFFERENCYIn*dif"fer*en*cy, n.
Defn: Absence of interest in, or influence from, anything;unconcernedness; equilibrium; indifferentism; indifference.Gladstone.To give ourselves to a detestable indifferency or neutrality in thiscause. Fuller.Moral liberty . . . does not, after all, consist in a power ofindifferency, or in a power of choosing without regard to motives.Hazlitt.
INDIFFERENT In*dif"fer*ent, a. Etym: [F. indifférent, L. indifferens. See In- not, and Different.]
1. Not malDangers are to me indifferent. Shak.Everything in the world is indifferent but sin. Jer. Taylor.His slightest and most indifferent acts . . . were odious in theclergyman's sight. Hawthorne.
2. Neither particularly good, not very bad; of a middle state or quality; passable; mediocre. The staterooms are in indifferent order. Sir W. Scott.
3. Not inclined to one side, party, or choice more than to another; neutral; impartial. Indifferent in his choice to sleep or die. Addison.
4. Feeling no interest, anxiety, or care, respecting anything; unconcerned; inattentive; apathetic; heedless; as, to be indifferent to the welfare of one's family. It was a law of Solon, that any person who, in the civil commotions of the republic, remained neuter, or an indifferent spectator of the contending parties, should be condemned to perpetual banishment. Addison.
5. (Law)
Defn: Free from bias or prejudice; impartial; unbiased; disinterested. In choice of committees for ripening business for the counsel, it is better indifferent persons than to make an indifferency by putting in those that are strong on both sides. Bacon. Indifferent tissue (Anat.), the primitive, embryonic, undifferentiated tissue, before conversion into connective, muscular, nervous, or other definite tissue.
INDIFFERENTIn*dif"fer*ent, adv.
Defn: To a moderate degree; passably; tolerably. [Obs.] "News indifferent good." Shak.
INDIFFERENTISMIn*dif"fer*ent*ism, n. Etym: [Cf. F. indifférentisme.]
1. State of indifference; want of interest or earnestness; especially, a systematic apathy regarding what is true or false in religion or philosophy; agnosticism. The indifferentism which equalizes all religions and gives equal rights to truth and error. Cardinal Manning.
2. (Metaph.)
Defn: Same as Identism.
3. (R. C. Ch.)
Defn: A heresy consisting in an unconcern for any particular creed, provided the morals be right and good. Gregory XVI.
INDIFFERENTISTIn*dif"fer*ent*ist, n.
Defn: One governed by indifferentism.
INDIFFERENTLYIn*dif"fer*ent*ly, adv.
Defn: In an indifferent manner; without distinction or preference; impartially; without concern, wish, affection, or aversion; tolerably; passably. That they may truly and indifferently minister justice, to the punishment of wickedness and vice, and to the maintenance of thy true religion, and virtue. Book of Com. Prayer [Eng. Ed. ] Set honor in one eye and death i' the other, And I will look on both indifferently. Shak. I hope it may indifferently entertain your lordship at an unbending hour. Rowe.
INDIFULVINIn`di*ful"vin, n. Etym: [Indican + L. fulvus reddish yellow.] (Chem.)
Defn: A reddish resinous substance, obtained from indican.
INDIFUSCINIn`di*fus"cin, n. Etym: [Indican + L. fuscus dusky.] (Chem.)
Defn: A brown amorphous powder, obtained from indican.
INDIGEENIn"di*geen, n.
Defn: Same as Indigene. Darwin.
INDIGENCEIn"di*gence, n. Etym: [L. indigentia: cf. F. indigence. SeeIndigent.]
Defn: The condition of being indigent; want of estate, or means of comfortable subsistence; penury; poverty; as, helpless, indigence. Cowper.
Syn.— Poverty; penury; destitution; want; need; privation; lack. SeePoverty.
INDIGENCYIn"di*gen*cy, n.
Defn: Indigence.New indigencies founded upon new desires. South.
INDIGENEIn"di*gene, n. Etym: [L. indigena: cf. F. indigène. See Indigenous.]
Defn: One born in a country; an aboriginal animal or plant; an autochthon. Evelyn. Tylor.
INDIGENOUS In*dig"e*nous, a. Etym: [L. indigenus, indigena, fr. OL. indu (fr. in in) + the root of L. gignere to beget, bear. See In, and Gender.]
1. Native; produced, growing, or living, naturally in a country or climate; not exotic; not imported. Negroes were all transported from Africa and are not indigenous or proper natives of America. Sir T. Browne. In America, cotton, being indigenous, is cheap. Lion Playas.
2. Native; inherent; innate. Joy and hope are emotions indigenous to the human mind. I. Taylor.
INDIGENT In"di*gent, a. Etym: [L. indigent, L. indigens, p. p. of indigere to stand in need of, fr. OL. indu (fr. in- in) + L. egere to be needy, to need.]
1. Wanting; void; free; destitute; — used with of. [Obs.] Bacon.
2. Destitute of property or means of comfortable subsistence; needy; poor; in want; necessitous. Indigent faint souls past corporal toil. Shak. Charity consists in relieving the indigent. Addison.
INDIGENTLYIn"di*gent*ly, adv.
Defn: In an indigent manner.
INDIGESTIn`di*gest", a. Etym: [L. indigestus unarranged. See Indigested.]
Defn: Crude; unformed; unorganized; undigested. [Obs.] "A chaos rude and indigest." W. Browne. "Monsters and things indigest." Shak.
INDIGESTIn`di*gest", n.
Defn: Something indigested. [Obs.] Shak.
INDIGESTEDIn`di*gest"ed, a. Etym: [Pref. in- not + digested.]
1. Not digested; undigested. "Indigested food." Dryden.
2. Not resolved; not regularly disposed and arranged; not methodical; crude; as, an indigested array of facts. In hot reformations . . . the whole is generally crude, harsh, and indigested. Burke. This, like an indigested meteor, appeared and disappeared almost at the same time. South.
3. (Med.) (a) Not in a state suitable for healing; — said of wounds. (b) Not ripened or suppurated; — said of an abscess or its contents.
4. Not softened by heat, hot water, or steam.
INDIGESTEDNESSIn`di*gest"ed*ness, n.
Defn: The state or quality of being undigested; crudeness. Bp.Burnet.
INDIGESTIBILITYIn*di*gest`i*bil"i*ty, n.
Defn: The state or quality of being indigestible; indigestibleness.
INDIGESTIBLEIn`di*gest"i*ble, a. Etym: [L. indigestibilis: cf. F. indigestible.See In- not, and Digest.]
1. Not digestible; not readily soluble in the digestive juices; not easily convertible into products fitted for absorption.
2. Not digestible in the mind; distressful; intolerable; as, anindigestible simile. T. Warton.— In`di*gest"i*ble*ness, n.— In`di*gest"i*bly, adv.
INDIGESTION In`di*ges"tion, n. Etym: [L. indigestio: cf. F. indigestion. See In- not, and Digest.]
Defn: Lack of proper digestive action; a failure of the normal changes which food should undergo in the alimentary canal; dyspepsia; incomplete or difficult digestion.
INDIGITATEIn*dig"i*tate, v. i. Etym: [Pref. in- in + L. digitus finger.]
Defn: To communicative ideas by the fingers; to show or compute by the fingers. [Obs.]
INDIGITATEIn*dig"i*tate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Indigitated; p. pr. & vb. n.Indigitating.]
Defn: To point out with the finger; to indicate. [Obs.] The depressing this finger, . . . in the right hand indigitate six hundred. Sir T. Browne.
INDIGITATIONIn*dig`i*ta"tion, n.
Defn: The act of pointing out as with the finger; indication. [Obs.]Dr. H. More.
INDIGLUCINIn`di*glu"cin, n. Etym: [Indican + glucin.] (Chem.)
Defn: The variety of sugar (glucose) obtained from the glucoside indican. It is unfermentable, but reduces Fehling's solution.
INDIGNIn*dign", a. Etym: [L. indignus; pref. in- not + dignus worthy: cf.F. indigne. See Dignity.]
Defn: Unworthy; undeserving; disgraceful; degrading. Chaucer.Counts it scorn to draw Comfort indign from any meaner thing. Trench.
INDIGNANCE; INDIGNANCYIn*dig"nance, In*dig"nan*cy, n.
Defn: Indignation. [Obs.] Spenser.
INDIGNANT In*dig"nant, a. Etym: [L. indignans, -antis, p. pr. of indignari to be indignant, disdain. See Indign.]
Defn: Affected with indignation; wrathful; passionate; irate; feeling wrath, as when a person is exasperated by unworthy or unjust treatment, by a mean action, or by a degrading accusation. He strides indignant, and with haughty cries To single fight the fairy prince defies. Tickell.
INDIGNANTLYIn*dig"nant*ly, adv.
Defn: In an indignant manner.
INDIGNATIONIn`dig*na"tion, n. Etym: [F. indignation, L. indignatio. See Indign.]
1. The feeling excited by that which is unworthy, base, or disgraceful; anger mingled with contempt, disgust, or abhorrence. Shak. Indignation expresses a strong and elevated disapprobation of mind, which is also inspired by something flagitious in the conduct of another. Cogan. When Haman saw Mordecai in the king's gate, that he stood not up, nor moved for him, he was full of indignation against Mordecai. Esther v. 9.
2. The effect of anger; punishment. Shak. Hide thyself . . . until the indignation be overpast. Is. xxvi. 20.
Syn.— Anger; ire wrath; fury; rage. See Anger.
INDIGNIFYIn*dig"ni*fy, v. t. Etym: [L. indignus unworthy + -fy.]
Defn: To treat disdainfully or with indignity; to contemn. [Obs.]Spenser.
INDIGNITY In*dig"ni*ty, n.; pl. Indignities. Etym: [L. indignitas: cf. F. indignité. See Indign.]
Defn: Any action toward another which manifests contempt for him; an offense against personal dignity; unmerited contemptuous treatment; contumely; incivility or injury, accompanied with insult. How might a prince of my great hopes forget So great indignities you laid upon me Shak. A person of so great place and worth constrained to endure so foul indignities. Hooker.
INDIGNLYIn*dign"ly, adv.
Defn: Unworthily. [Obs.]
INDIGO In"di*go, n.; pl. Indigoes. Etym: [F. indigo, Sp. indigo, indico, L. indicum indigo, fr. Indicus Indian. See Indian.]
1. A kind of deep blue, one of the seven prismatic colors.
2. (Chem.)
Defn: A blue dyestuff obtained from several plants belonging to very different genera and orders; as, the woad, Isatis tinctoria, Indigofera tinctoria, I. Anil, Nereum tinctorium, etc. It is a dark blue earthy substance, tasteless and odorless, with a copper-violet luster when rubbed. Indigo does not exist in the plants as such, but is obtained by decomposition of the glycoside indican.
Note: Commercial indigo contains the essential coloring principle indigo blue or indigotine, with several other dyes; as, indigo red, indigo brown, etc., and various impurities. Indigo is insoluble in ordinary reagents, with the exception of strong sulphuric acid. Chinese indigo (Bot.), Isatis indigotica, a kind of woad. — Wild indigo (Bot.), the American herb Baptisia tinctoria which yields a poor quality of indigo, as do several other species of the same genus.
INDIGOIn"di*go, a.
Defn: Having the color of, pertaining to, or derived from, indigo. Indigo berry (Bot.), the fruit of the West Indian shrub Randia aculeata, used as a blue dye. — Indigo bird (Zoöl.), a small North American finch (Cyanospiza cyanea). The male is indigo blue in color. Called also indigo bunting. — Indigo blue. (a) The essential coloring material of commercial indigo, from which it is obtained as a dark blue earthy powder, with a reddish luster, C16H10N2O2, which may be crystallized by sublimation. Indigo blue is also made from artificial amido cinnamic acid, and from artificial isatine; and these methods are of great commercial importance. Called also indigotin. (b) A dark, dull blue color like the indigo of commerce. — Indigo brown (Chem.), a brown resinous substance found in crude indigo. — Indigo copper (Min.), covellite. — Indigo green, a green obtained from indigo. — Indigo plant (Bot.), a leguminous plant of several species (genus Indigofera), from which indigo is prepared. The different varieties are natives of Asia, Africa, and America. Several species are cultivated, of which the most important are the I. tinctoria, or common indigo plant, the I. Anil, a larger species, and the I. disperma. — Indigo purple, a purple obtained from indigo. — Indigo red, a dyestuff, isomeric with indigo blue, obtained from crude indigo as a dark brown amorphous powder. — Indigo snake (Zoöl.), the gopher snake. — Indigo white, a white crystalline powder obtained by reduction from indigo blue, and by oxidation easily changed back to it; — called also indigogen. — Indigo yellow, a substance obtained from indigo.
INDIGOFERAIn`di*gof"e*ra, n. Etym: [NL., from E. indigo + L. ferre to bear.](Bot.)
Defn: A genus of leguminous plants having many species, mostly in tropical countries, several of them yielding indigo, esp. Indigofera tinctoria, and I. Anil.
INDIGOGENIn"di*go*gen, n. Etym: [Indigo + -gen.]
1. (Chem.)
Defn: See Indigo white, under Indigo.