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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
2. (Chem.) 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. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Indigo \In"di*go\, a. 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} (Zo[94]l.), 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} (Zo[94]l.), 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. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
d8Indigofera \[d8]In`di*gof"e*ra\, n. [NL., from E. indigo + L. ferre to bear.] (Bot.) A genus of leguminous plants having many species, mostly in tropical countries, several of them yielding indigo, esp. {Indigofera tinctoria}, and {I. Anil}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Inhale \In*hale"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inhaled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Inhaling}.] [L. inhalare to breathe upon; pref. in- in + halare to breathe: cf. F. inhaler. Cf. {Exhale}.] To breathe or draw into the lungs; to inspire; as, to inhale air; -- opposed to {exhale}. Martin was walking forth to inhale the fresh breeze of the evening. --Arbuthnot. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Inhaul \In"haul`\, Inhauler \In"haul`er\, n. (Naut.) A rope used to draw in the jib boom, or flying jib boom. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Inial \In"i*al\, a. (Anat.) Pertaining to the inion. | |
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Inlaw \In*law"\, v. t. [In + law. Cf. {Inlagation}.] (Old Eng. Law) To clear of outlawry or attainder; to place under the protection of the law. --Burrill. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Inlay \In*lay"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inlaied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Inlaying}.] To lay within; hence, to insert, as pieces of pearl, iviry, choice woods, or the like, in a groundwork of some other material; to form an ornamental surface; to diversify or adorn with insertions. Look,how the floor of heaven Is thick inlaid with patines of bright gold. --Shak. But these things are . . . borrowed by the monks to inlay their story. --Milton. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Inlay \In"lay`\, n. Matter or pieces of wood, ivory, etc., inlaid, or prepared for inlaying; that which is inserted or inlaid for ornament or variety. Crocus and hyacinth with rich inlay Broidered the ground. --Milton. The sloping of the moonlit sward Was damask work, and deep inlay Of braided blooms. --Tennyson. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Inly \In"ly\, a. [OE. inlich, AS. inl[c6]c. See {In}.] Internal; interior; secret. Didst thou but know the inly touch of love. --Shak. | |
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Inly \In"ly\, adv. Internally; within; in the heart. [bd]Whereat he inly raged.[b8] --Milton. | |
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Inwall \In*wall"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inwalled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Inwalling}.] To inclose or fortify as with a wall. --Spenser. | |
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Inwall \In"wall`\, n. An inner wall; specifically (Metal.), the inner wall, or lining, of a blast furnace. | |
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Inwheel \In*wheel"\, v. t. To encircle. [R.] --Beau. & Fl. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Inola, OK (town, FIPS 37100) Location: 36.13345 N, 95.53212 W Population (1990): 1444 (607 housing units) Area: 16.9 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 74036 | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
IANAL // [Usenet] Abbreviation, "I Am Not A Lawyer". Usually precedes legal advice. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
IANAL (1998-07-28) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
IML {Initial Microprogram Load} | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Imla replenisher, the father of Micaiah the prophet (2 Chr. 18:7,8). | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Imlah, plentitude; circumcision |