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`WEBSTER’S THIRD NEW INTEnifiA'TIONAE DICTIONARY
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`Webster’s third new international dictiona‘fybffithe EnglishAlanguage,
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`EI. Obi/e", Philip Babcock,
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`indion redrooi
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`SArrLowcn l
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`brown —— called also Chinese red, Majolica earth, Persian
`earth, Persian rad, scarlet oc/Ier, Spanish brown
`indian rodroot n, urn cap I [zlndlan 2] : Rconoo-r
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`littlian redwood n, usn cap I [zindian 1] 1 : INDIAN MAHOGANY2 2 : SAPPANWOOD i
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`inoian reed n. uIsu cap I'EIIndlan I]1_: INDIAN SHOT 2 [Zindlan
`2] : a tall American grass (Ci/Ina arnndinacea) resembling read
`3 [Zlndlan 2] : WOOD GRASS 1
`HIMALAYAN '
`indian rhubarb n.
`ilsu cap I [iindian I] 1 :
`RHunARn I2 [Bindian 2] : a stout herb (Peltipliyiium peltatum)
`of the family Saxlfragaceae of the Pacific coast of No. America
`with leavos that have edible
`etioles
`lndian rice n, usu cap I [find an 2] : WILD rues In
`I
`indian ricegrass n, usu cap I [lindian _2] : SILK GIRASS 2
`indian robin n, usu cap I : any of various songbirds of India
`resembling or related to the English robin
`NARD a
`lndian Eootn, usucnp I [Zindian 2] 1 : lNDlAN PHYSIC 2 : srucs—
`: sissoo
`lgdian rosewood n, ma cap I [Ii/idlan l] 1 : nLACKwoOD b
`indIian runner n, usu cap I&R Zindian 1; fr. aI belief that Iit
`originated in India] : a brce
`Iof small upright domestic
`ducks noted for their egg production and known in fawn and
`white or ure white or peneiled varieties
`indlans Jof INDIAN
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`lndian saffron n, usn cap I [Izindian 1] 1 :
`2 : ZEDDARY
`indian sage n, usu cap I [zlndlan 2] : sONcsrr 1
`indian sage palm n, usu cap I [li‘ndian l] : IAoocRY PALM
`indiaii salad :1, usu cap I : a IwaterlIeaf (Hydrapiiyilum vlr<
`iniannm) of the eastern U.S. With diVIded leaves and cymose
`bell-shaped flowers that are white or violet
`indian sandalwood n, usu cap I [zrndi'an 1] : SANDALwooo 1a
`indian sanicle n, usu cap I [Zinriizm 2] : WI-irrE SNAKEROOT
`dion sarsaparilla n, usu cap I 1 : on East Indian shrub
`(Hemidesmus indicus) of the family Asclepladaccao 2 : the'
`root of Indian snrsaparilla used asIa substitute for sarsaparilla
`indian’s-dream \'==o'a\ n,
`lindIan’s-dreams usllcap I [in-
`dian’s (gen: of Ilndlan 2)] 1p: CLirr DRAKE 2 : OREOON Curr
`DRAKE
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`indian Senna n,‘ usn cap I [Zindian 1] : TINNEVELLY scNNA
`indian shamrock n, usu ca
`I [2indlan 2] : rURrLs TRILLIUM
`indian shoe n, usu cap I Zlndian 2] 1 : s-rcMLrss LADY'S=
`SLIPPER 2 : YELLOW LADY‘s~SLIPrER
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`indian shot n, usu ca ' I [lindlan 1] : a plant of the genus
`Canna (esp. C. Indica
`that has hard black sccds about the
`size of buckshot
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`indian Si
`)1 n'. uIsII cap I [prob. fr. Eindian 2]
`-1 : a magic
`spell for mmobilizing or making powerless an opponent or
`rival (have put the Indian sign oh that team and beaten them
`nearly every game) or for sulyeeting another to one's full
`control or slightest whims or
`esires (sho'stut the Indian
`sign on eVer bachelor in town) — usu. used With the 2 :_HEX,
`JINX (thoug t theIcow had got the Indian sign When it wouldn’t
`give any Imore milk)
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`indian slipper n, usu cap I [zlndlan 2] : s‘nzMLrss LADY’s:
`SUPPER
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`Dutch orange — calcd also-
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`indian Soap or lndian soap—plant n, usu cap I [lindian 2]
`: SOAPBERRY TREE 1
`I
`indlan squili 2:, am cup I [llmlian 1] : squill from an heIrb
`of the genus Urglnea (esp. Urinnea indico) that is the officmi
`source of the drug in Great Britain
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`indian strawberry n, "so cap I [prob. fr.
`lindlun I] 1 :Ia
`low East
`Indian herb (Dnehesnea indica) naturalized in
`eastern No. America.and resembling the true strawberry
`but having yellow flowers and tasteless involucrnte fruIt
`2 [prob. fr. zlndi‘an 2] : STRAWBERRY ELITE-
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`indiaIIi summer 11, run cap I [undian 2] 1 : a period of warm
`or Imild weather late in autumn or in early winter usu. charac-
`terized by a clear or cloudless sky and by a haz or smoky
`appearance of the atmosphere esp. near the hor Zen
`2 : a
`period of tranquillity othapplness or prosperity or other
`generally favorable conditions occurring for the first time
`or more psu. anew toward the Ilatter part or end of something
`(if the nineteen-twenties constituted a sort of Indian summer
`of the old orIder —-F.L.Allen) (life in the Indian summer of
`CzarIist Russra —JOhn Davenport)
`an Indian summer of
`wartime literature-TBinckwood‘s) (t is
`Indian summer of
`her Widowhood —Dixon chler)
`indiIan tan It, often cap I [lindlan 2I] : AZTEC 3
`I
`indianI tapiIr n, usu ca
`I : a tapir (To irus indicus
`that is
`blackish With a broa
`white area on t e body an
`that is-
`found in Sumatra and the Malay peninsula
`indlan tea :1, usu cap [[Zindian 2] 1 : a yaupon (Iiex vamirarla)
`2 1 NEW JERSEY TEA 3 : LAuRADoR "rcA :1
`indian toakettle n, usu my I [zlndlan 2] I PITCHER PLANT
`indian thistle n, usn cap
`[zindlan 2] I WILD TEASELI
`indi’aiIi tobacco n, usu cap I [lindian 2] 1 t on AmericIan wild
`capsules formerly use
`as an antispasmodic 2 [prob. fr.
`lobelia (Labeiia ill/ian With smallIblue flowers and inflated
`2Indian 1] : HEMP
`3‘
`: a wild tobacco (Nicotiana rusiica)
`'4 : a plant of the genus Ante/maria: esp : a common cat’s:
`foot (A. plantaginijoiia) of eastern No. America
`indlan turmeric n, Also can I [zindi‘an 2] : oOchNsEAL
`indlan turnip n, my cap I [lindian I2] 1 a : IIACK-IN-‘mc:
`ROOT
`PULPiTl b:theacridrootofthejack~in-Lhe~pulpit' 2:1:READ-
`ilndian warrior n, usz’l cap I [Zindian 2; fr.
`its brilliant red
`crest]
`:
`a lousewort
`(esp. Pedicuiuris dcnsijiora and P.
`brqcieosa) of the western [1.8.
`dean wayfaring tree n, usu cap I : a Himalayan shrub (VI-
`burnum coiini/oiium) with roundish leaves and showy flowers
`indlan wheatn, usn cap I[Zr‘ndian 2] 1: INDIAN CORN 2 [prob.
`fr. Zindian 1] : TARTARIAN aucxwueA‘r 3 : any of several
`plants of the genus Plantaga esp. P. jastI‘gIata)
`indian whorl n, nsu cap I [2!" ion 2] : BEARDERRY 1
`ERWOOD
`indian wxck-a-pe \-'wdcape\ n, usu cap I [zlndian 2] : LEATH—
`indlan wichup or lndian wicopy n, usu cap I [lindian 2]
`: FIREWEIED b
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`indian Wild dog :1, run cap I [zlndlnn 1] : pi-ioLs
`indlan W911 II, 11914 cap I: a li ht-colored wolf (Conis aiiipes)
`that is widely distributed in
`esert and upland areas ram the
`northern partI of
`the subcontinent of
`India westward to
`northern Arabia and Iran and that is often considered to con-
`stitute anIAsiatlc race Of the common wolf of Europe
`indian-wrestle \'===:u\ vb,IIlsu cap I [back-formation fr.
`indian wrestling] : to engage in Indian wrestling
`indian wrestling n, usuIcap I [Zindinn 2] 1 : wrestling in
`whiplIi two wrestlers Ilic side by side on their backs in reversed
`e
`position locking their near arms and raising and locking the
`corresponding
`gs and attempt
`to force each other’s leg
`downIancl turn the other wrestler
`on his face 2 a : wrestling
`in which two wrestlers stand logo to face gripping u5II.I. their
`right hands and setting the outSIdes of the corresponding feet
`tiIghtly against each other Iand attempt
`to force each other
`0 f balance lJ : wrestlIininn which two wrestlers sit face to
`setting corresponding
`elbows irmly on a surface (as the to
`face grifpping' usu.
`their right hands,
`of a table), and holding
`the length of the arm from the el
`oW to the hand tightly
`force each other's arm
`against each other and attempt
`to
`donn
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`ludiai’t yellow n [lindian 1] 1 usu cap I : a yellow colorin
`matter: as a : a pigment made from the evaporated urine 0
`cows fed on manchleavcs —- called also piuri
`b I COBALT
`YELLOW I
`o : a brilliIant yellow pigment made from Naphthol
`Yellow S and used In coatin s for paper and in distemper
`colorsI 2Ic ten cap I : a mo crate to strong oran e yellow
`that
`is slig tly lighter
`than
`pin-rec, Isnowrlioe
`IllSllI cap I 1 : a manufactured hbrasivc
`india pilstone n,
`material 2 I: a grinding wheel or whetstonc or similar tool
`made of India oilstone
`inally
`india paper II, usu cap I [so called fr. a belief that it ori
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`come fr. India] 1 also india proof paper : a smoot
`thin
`delicateI but not glossy paper esp. suitable for taking full:
`bodied impressions (as proofs of engravings, woodcuts) 2: a
`smooth thin, tough opaque printing paper -— called also
`Bible paper
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`indie print n, usu cap I: ii plain lightweight cotton cloth that
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`usu. has hand-blocked Indian designs in rich colors on a nat-
`ural ground and is used esp. for bedspreads, drapes, or skirts
`mdia red n, alien cap I : a deep reddish brown — called also
`Arabian red, red robin
`‘
`lndia rubber n often cap I 1 : RunnrR 2a 2 a : RuuucR 3a
`b : RUBBER lb 3)
`indie-rubber true or india-rubber plant aiso india-rubber
`indie-rubber vine n, alien cap I : a woody vine Cryprostegio
`iigI n, often cap I_: Ii rubber plant (Ficus elasticu?
`grandijiarn) sometimes cultivated as a source of rubber
`dIa tan n. alien cap I : RUSISIAN CALF
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`india tint n, usn cap I : a light shade of buff often used in
`cohtcd paper and ordinary book paper
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`india wheat n, usu cap I I rAnrARIAN sucancAr
`fIr.
`lin~dio \'indik\ ad], usu cap [L indicus, Ifr. Gk indikcs,
`Indos India (subcontinent in southern Asia), Indus (river In
`the northwestern part of the Indian subcontinent) :l— -ikos
`-ic -I— more at INDIA] 1 : oror relating to the subcontinent of
`India : INDIAN 2 : of. relating to, or constituting lndic
`midis \“\ n, cap I a branch of the lndo-European language
`family containing Sanskrit Fall, the Prakrlts, and related mod~
`eiI'n languages of,lndi:t, Pakistan, and Ceylon (as Hindi, Urdu,
`Sinhalese) — see lNDO-EUROPEAN LANGUAeIrs tublIc
`ailirIllo \“\Iad [Indium +I -ic] : of or relating to indium
`indie abbr in icated; indicative; indicator I
`in-discan \'inds,kan\ n -s [L indicum indigo + E I-on] 1 : a
`colorless crystalline gluccs do C, H 7N05 occurrin esp.
`in
`ndigo plants and In wood and yielding lndoxlean Iglucose
`on hydrolysis — sec iNDiGD la 2 : the sulfuric acid ester
`CaHgINOSOfl-I of iIndogryl oIr tho crystalline potassium salt
`of this ester occurring in urine and other animal fluids as
`aIderivatichof the indoleIformed in the alimentary canal and
`yielding indigo on oxidation
`iIlcdi-oanl
`\-dckant\ n -s
`[obs.
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`indicant, ndj'.
`serving to
`f
`indicate fr. L indicant-
`indicans, pres. ert. o Indicare to
`indicate] I: somethinIg that Serves to in icate (a paragraph
`printed With a direct onal arrow before it as an N)
`mvdl-oat-abie \‘lndo,kEd-abol, ~dE:-, -Eta~, ,uu'us\ ad] : cu-
`pable of being indicated
`in-ditcate \‘indo,kat,
`-dE,« usu -fid-+V\ vt -ED/-lNO/-S [L
`indicufus, 'past part. of ind care, fr. ln~ lln-I + dicare to pro-
`alm, dedicate— more-at DicrIoN] : to pomt out or point to
`or toward with more or less exactness : show or make known
`with a fair degree of certainty: as
`8. (1) : to show the probable
`presence or existence or nature or course of i give fair evrdencc
`of : be a foirl certain Sign or s mptom ofI : reveal in a fairly
`clear way (t on laIIIghter
`in icaled their happiness)-(his
`reply indicated total
`isagreemcnt) (indicated his impatience
`by shrugging) '(an anecdote that ~s the kind of
`cople they
`were) (a fever that ~s severe illness) (2) I: to. emonstrate
`flicting findings ~ further neurological research —-Co iicr‘s
`or suggest
`Ithe probable necessrty or adVIsability of fcon-
`car —R.F.Loawy) (
`Ica surgery is indicated In' advanced
`Yr. Bk.) (increased In gage space is Indicated hr the family
`cancer)
`3)
`:
`to show the general outlines of in advaInec
`: sketch
`efprehand : PRESAOE (his enthusiasm NJ a bright
`future for him)
`12 2 to act as a more or less ex‘nct index of-
`: show or suggest
`the probable extent or degree‘ of (their
`records must ~ ability toI do successful academic work
`—Buii. of Bates Coil.) (their popularity is indicated by the
`warm welcomeI they receive everywhere)
`0 :
`to state or
`express in a brief or Icursory way : state or express Without
`going into great detail :I SUGGEST,
`lNTlMA’l'E, Him (the com-
`miSSion also indicated It might
`take action —-Wail Street
`Jour.) (indicated a Willingness to negotiate —War!d)
`(the
`general outlines of it can be indicated —R.L.Duffus) d : to
`show the general position or direction of (III map ~s where
`the ship was sunk) : Idirect attention to with more or less
`Indicated tIIe’ ray of sandwiches — ay Boyle) : point at
`preciseness (Ins b pointing with the fingfr or making a gesture)
`the hands‘of'fhe clock indicated noon)
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`syn INDICATE, EETDKENL Anssr, ncsrcAK, AROUE, PROVE
`can mean, In common,
`to give evidence of. or serve as a
`ground for, a valid or reasonable inference or an action
`validated by the inference.
`iNDICATE stgnifies toIservo as a
`iIng only a genera , usu. unspecified, connection between sub-
`sign or symptom painting to (the inference or action), stress-
`- ject and object (to assumIe that GingIcr's invitation indicated
`obtaineId are believed to be the first
`to n icateI a possible
`something serious —'Clarissa F. Chs maul) éthc results thus
`magnetic effect directly attributable to a solar echpse —H.D.
`Harradon) (the results of the physical examination indicated
`some sort of antibiotic medication)
`BETOKEN stresses the
`idea of visible orI otherwise
`erceivable evidence or portcnt
`(the air With which she looIed at the heathmcn betakencd
`II certain ungoncernIag their presence ~Thomas Hardy)
`(toweiI'ing business buildings, great warehouses, and numerous
`actories betokenI its importance —xinIeIr. Guide Series: N.C.)
`Aijnzsr usu. implies the more or less Indisputablc naturcIof the
`evx ence (Washington's strong, natural
`love of 'children,
`nowhere attested beIttcr ghan in his expense accounts -—J.C.
`Fitzpatrick) (the 51:11! With which they executed theseItasks
`attested to their considerable executive talents —-R.A Billing-
`ton) (the fightingl had been hard and coIntinuous, that was
`giicsied by all
`t e senses —Ambrcsc Biercc)‘"ian§IgcAK is
`interchangeable-with indicate though it stresses posSIbly:
`little more the role of the subject as evidohce or token 'a
`freshness IaIId an originality that bespeak the intellectual vigor
`and intuitionI that he possessed —D,G.MandelIbaum)
`(av
`glint of pride in her eyes that bespoke her ncw'dlgnity —-Mary
`Lusswel
`ARGUE usu. stresses :3 reasonable or logical con-
`nection
`egwcen subject and object (his evasion, of course,
`was the height of insolepce, but it argued unlimited resource
`deficienc
`in self-respect — .
`.Whitehead) (what a mistake
`and nerve —Rudyard Kipling)\I(a becoming deference argues
`to say It at complcxny argues culture I—Norman Douglas)
`PROVE is to demonstrate or make manifest the truth of. (a
`conclusion), suggesting the inferential validity of the relation-
`ship between subject and object (to become a erItcr was, how-
`ever, 'in Thoreau's mind; his versIcs proveIit,'Ihis‘journal
`proves it —H.S.Canby) (to them, faith is a belief in something
`which cannot be woven and understood rationally —Ericl1
`Fromm) (many studies have proved that the failure' of an
`employee is seldom due to his lack of abllityI—W.J.ReillIy)
`indicated airspeed n :
`tIheIaIrspeed of an airplaIne as in-
`dicated on an airspeed indicator :
`the airspeed in an at-
`mosphere of standard sea-level density that would give rise
`to a dynamic pressure equal to that encountered
`v
`a timeter
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`inIlIcated altitude n : the-height above sen level as read on an
`indicated horsepower n t the power developed in the cylinders
`of an’ engine as calculated from the aVcrage pressure of the
`working fluid, the piston area, the stroke, and the number
`of working stroIkes
`cr minute
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`in-di-ca-hon \,IndIo' Eshcn, -cIIE'-\ n -s IMF, fr. ML indiIca-
`iian-, indie-aria action of pomting out, fr. L, valuation, price,
`fr.
`inziicaius (pastIpart. of indicgrc to indicate) + I-ion-,
`-10
`-ion] 1 : the action of indicating 2 a : Isomething'(as a
`signal, sign, suggestion)
`that serves to indicate (refusal
`to
`accept the gift was an N Of her displeasure) (gave no ~
`that he heard me) (an N of what they could expect); specij
`: a sym tom or particular circumstaInce that indicates the
`udvisabi ity or necesSIty of (as a specifIic modicaIl treatment or
`procedure) (postpartum hemorrhage is Ithe chief ~ for the
`use of ergot preparations and derivatives ~—C.l-I.Thicnes)
`b : somethlng that is ihdicateId, as advisable Ior necessary'I(in
`case of collapse the immediate ~ is artificial IresplmItIon
`—Jaur. Amer. Med. Assac.)I I3 : the degree indicated In] a
`specific instance or at R specific time on a graduated physical
`instrument
`(as a thermometer) _: READING 4 : suggestion
`(as byIthe use of conventionalized techniques or symbols)
`of architectural features (as in a drawing) rather Ithan detailed
`~ 0
`r c
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`reprizsgnItaIgon of such features (cross-hatching is_used as an
`Iin-dic-aitivc \én'diksd-iv,
`-l<otiv\ ad] [MF indicatij,
`fr.
`LL indicativus,
`frI. L indicaius (pasIt part. of indicate III)
`in-
`dicate + -ivus -ive] 1A: of, relating to, or constitutIIng a
`verb arm or set ofIverb forms, that represents an attitude
`toward or concern With a denoted act or state as an objective
`fact : of, relating to, or constituting a verb form or set of
`
`indicior
`verb forms used invariabl
`in simple declarative sentences
`I
`e answered by simple declarative
`and in questions that can
`sentences and often also in In great variety of other situations
`(the ~ mood) (is writing in “is he writing now" is an N
`verb form) — compare lMPEilATIVE SUDJUNCI’IVE 2 I that
`indicates : that points out more or less exactly : that reveals
`fairly clearly or suggests or intimates (the situation was N.
`of the fear, bordering on Ipanic which had seized the people
`—F.D.Roosevelt) ~— In-dIo-a-tive-ly adv
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`2Indicative n. -s : the
`Is in the ~)
`indicagich mood of a languachwriles
`: a form in the indicative mood writes is an N)
`mall-caviar \'inda.kEd-o(r), ~dE,k-, -ito-\ n [L , fr. L Indicatus
`(past part. of indIicare to indicate) + -ar 1 -s : one that indi-
`cates: as a : an index hand (as on a dis ) I POINTER b £1) : a
`pressure gauge 2) : an instrument Ifor automatically ma ing a
`diagram that in lcatcs the pressure In and volume of the work
`ing fluid of an engine throughout the cycle so that the horse-
`power and other chpracterislics may be deduced c : a speed
`counter for an engine
`(1 : a registering dial
`as on a dial
`telegraph)
`e : ANNUNCIATOR 2:: I2 -s a : a su stance (as a
`dye used to show Visually usu. by its capacity for color change
`the condition of a solution With respect to the presence of free
`acid or alkali or someIother substance (as in detecting the end
`point of a titration) (litmus and phenolphtlialein are acid-base
`~s) (oxidationwreduction ~s) b : TRACER radioactive ~s
`3 a cap [NL, fr. LL] : the type genus of <the family Indiz
`catoridac —- see HONEY GUIDE
`-s : any bird of the genus
`Indicator :
`I-IONEY GUIDE 4 -s
`so called fr. a belief that its
`y] : VIRGINIA
`occurrence indicates that there 3 ginSeng nearb
`.ORAII‘E FERN 6 -s I an organism or n.kind of
`organism (as a
`species) Ior an ecological community that is so strictly asso-
`ciated With particular environments conditions that its pres-
`ence Is indicative of the eXIstence of these conditions in a par<
`hcular environment 6 —Is
`: a narrow pyritiferous scam the
`intersections of which wrth auriferous quartz veins are usu.
`accomppnied by an orc shoot in the vein '7 -s .' a deciphering
`instruction accompanying a message: as a I a code or cipher
`designation of the ice
`is I INTERRUP'IER b
`-
`r
`indicator card or ind color diagram n : the diagram made by
`an Indicator (sense lb(2))
`inidi-oa-tor-i-dae \.indokc'torc,d€\
`n pi,.cap-[NL, fr. Indi-
`order PIciIformes)
`mos considered a
`cator, type genus + -idnc] : a family of birds
`that compr ses the honey guides and is somet
`subfamily of Capitonidac
`indicator telegraph n : NEEDLE TELEGRAPH
`inodic-aAtO-ry \on'dika,to‘re, chiejly Brit 'indi'kitcri or -ii-trl
`adj [LL indicatorius, n. L indicaius (pusi'pari. of indicore) 4)
`iii-dico-
`-oriils - r ] : lINDiCATlVE 2
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`LL indicator— more at -‘i'RIx] : arII ellipsoid whose axes are
`roportional to Ithe principal refractive indices of :1 er stal and
`0 uce
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`in-di-cauvlt \ indd'klivct\ n -s [L, he has indicated. 3d‘persi
`sing. perf. in to. act. of iIIuiicare to indicate — more at INDI-
`GATE]: a writ of prohibition from a common-law court conI-.
`mandIIngIthe removal to that court of a case pendin in an
`ecclesrasticIalI court 'and prohibiting tlie'ecclcsiostica court
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`distinctive mark that indicates or that is felt to ind cate the
`in “chin: sign, mar , fr. Indicarc to point out, indicate?
`a : (1
`nature or quality or exxstenco or reality of somethin : lNDl-
`CA‘AI'lQN, SIGN. TOKEN, CRITERION (he had in fact all t e ~ of
`dlvmity —Wallacc Stevens) (many N of truth -—J.E.Davies)
`(the real ~ of ciVilIzaItion —l—I.J.Laski) press opinion and
`other N of ublic sentiment --H.H.Sprout
`l) : a significant
`or apparent y significant fact or piece of evidence connected
`with or deduced from a set of circpmstances and giving rise to
`.conjcctures having some probability of accord With the truth
`(studied her belongings carefully but could discover uo ~ as
`to what had become of her) 2 a (l) ta postal marking (as on
`mail or on labels to be a fixed to mail and used n place of.
`bulk mail or busmess re ly enVelopes) often imprinted on
`postage stamps to lndicathprepaymentIof postage as by use of
`a postage meter or by receipt of a special ermit) (
`) :a postnl
`marking or verbal statement often imprInted on mail or on
`labels Ito be affixed to mailIand used to indicate the class or ty 6
`of a piece of mail or to give directives (asI with re aid to tile
`proper place for an address) or some otherIinformat on (as that
`II piece of maiiImay be opened for inspection by a postmaster)
`b : an ldehtlfying marking or vcrbalI statement used to Sin is
`out one thing from aInotlIcr (each object had a tag carrying is
`N) or to Serve as directional guides (each card in the file has
`N that show the location of each book on the shelf)
`in-di-cial \(')inldishcl, cn'd-\ adj [indicia +
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`lating to, or having the Inaturc of an Indication :
`INDICIATIVE
`(a remark ~ of their pride) 2 [L indic-, index index fmger,
`Index + E —iai a : of, relating to, or having the nature of an
`index (an N g ossary) b : of or relating to the index finger
`tmdic-i-blefi‘
`scbal\ aId] [MF, fr. LL indlcibiiis, fr. L in- 1111- +
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`dicere to say + -ibi‘lir ~ib1c —- more at DiCI‘lON] : UNSFEAKADLE,
`mark] : lNDlCl/t 1
`in-di-ci-iun \dn'dishEom\ n, pl indicia orIindiciiuns [L, sign,
`indico obs var of molar)
`in-dlc-o-iite
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`Indigo) + -ltre —- more at INDIGO] : an indigo-blue variety of
`tourmaline
`~ED/-INo/-s[a1ter. (influenced
`lin-dict \an'dn, nsu ~id--Il-V\ V!
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`endite, fr. ME inditen, endiicn, fr. AF cndlicr, fr. OF, to Write
`down, compose -—I- more at INDi'rc] 1 :
`to charge with some
`wrong or fault or InadequacyIusu. formally and after carefully
`weighing the matter and as if summoning for trial : brinig a
`charge against : formally accuIsc; esp : to attack by accusat on
`and condemn (I ~‘ those Citizens whose easy consciences
`condone such wrongdoings —-F.D.Roosevelt)I 2 : to charge
`with a crime by the finding or presentment of a jury (as a graInd
`jury) in due form of law (was ~ed for murder) (were Ned With
`conspiracy to defraud)
`syn see ACCUSE
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`iindict v! -ED/-lNG/-S [MF indicrer, fr. Indie! decreed, fr. L
`indicrus; past part. of Indicere, fr. in- 2in- + dicere to say --
`more at DicrIoN] obs : PROCLAlM, DneREe
`indictable \-sbcl
`adj [lindici + -abic] 1 : subject to being
`indicted : liable to ndictment (~ as he might be for bad taste
`—Oscar Cargill) 2 : that makes one liable to indictment (on
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`~ offense —-
`-dict-ably -blE,-bli\ adv
`iii-dishes
`Willie!) of cndiiee, fr. enditc (earlier form of 1 ndici) + -ee]
`: one that is indicted
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`in~dic-tlon \on'dikshan\ n
`-s [ME indiccicun, fr. LL indiction~,
`indicrio fr. L, proclamation, fr. indici'us gpast part. of indiccre
`to proclaim) + -iIan-, ~ic -ion] 1;; : a 1 ~yearI cycle used as a
`chronological unit in several anCIcnt and medieval systems -—
`see ROMAN lNDlCI'lON b (1) : the edict of a Roman emperor
`establishing the valuation for assessing a property tax at ghe
`by this
`icIt 2 [Lin iction-, ind aria] archaic : PROCLAMATION
`beginniag of each 15- car cycle (2) : t 5 tax or subsidy lowed
`— inidic-tion-al \-shan°l -shnal\ adj
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`iii-dict-ment "\én'ditmont\ n -s [altcr.
`(influenced by ML
`indiciare to "indict,
`fr. AF endirer) of earlier
`indyiement,
`enditement, fr. ME indircment, endimmsnt, fr. AF anditemenr,
`fr. cndiler to indict + OF ~mcni - more at INDIcrI] 1 a Ithe
`action of lndicting; speci/ : the legal process by which a bill of
`indictment is preferred to and pressnted by a jury (as a grand
`jury)
`b a the state of being indIcted 2 :Ia formal written
`statement framed by the prosIecutin
`authority of a statIc and
`found by a jury (as a grand Jury) c urging a person With an
`offense —— compare arm or INpichch I3 Scots [my 3 a proc-
`ess of brin ing a person to trial for a crime at the Instance of
`the lord a vocutc
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`influenced by ML indictare to in Ict) Icf earlier endigiztaur. fr.
`in-dlotvor or in-dict-er \on'did-oér),
`E cnditaur, fr. AF, fr. endlter to indict —Ii‘ 9F -our, on
`indicier alter. (influenced by ML indictare to Indict of earlier
`indlter, fr. ME inditcr, endlter, alter. (influenced by
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`endircnr]
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`reference group n, social : a group toward whose interests,
`attitudes, and values the individual is oriented
`reference library r1 1 : acollcctionI of books often about a
`particular subject useful for consultation (2: reference library of
`science) 2 : a library the books of which may be used on the
`premises but may not be taken out I
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`reference line It : an arbitrary fixed line, (as an x-ax1s or a polar
`axis) from which coordinates of a oint are com uted
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`(F) or a superior figure or letter placed in a text for d rectlng
`reference markIn : a conventiona mark (as *,
`t,
`[1,1],
`attention to a footnote or a key on the same or another page —
`see respectively AS’l‘ERlSK. DAGOER, DounLE vooen, SECTION,
`PARALLEL, PARAGRAPH, [NDBX
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`-arius -ary] 1 : an officlaI at various imperial. pa al, and
`referenst to be referred Sgerundiye of re erIrc to refer) +
`royal courts charged with investigative or advisory
`uties —
`used as a-title 2 : REFEREE, AaarrnAToa 3 obs : one who
`furnishes news : aEroaTEa
`fireferendarv \l’eiaefi 11d] [referendum + -ar,v] : of or relating
`to it referendum
`ref.er.en.durn \.rcfo'readom\ n, pl referenda \-do\ or re!-
`erendums \-domz\ EL, neut. of rc/erana’us to be referred,
`gerundive of reform to refer— more at REFER] 1 a t the princi-
`plc or practice of submittln to popular vote a measure
`Iassed
`upon or proposed by a legis ative body or by opular initiative
`1) : a vote on a measure so submitted 0 t a s milar praetchc or
`method for ascertaining the Will of members of an or anized
`group (as a union, club, faculty) t-ropL 2 :I a dip omatio
`agent’s note asking his govarnment for instructions
`Ircfercrir,
`res. part. 0 referrc] 1 : someone that s referred to
`lIefer-ent
`\ro'far-ant
`rE‘f-,
`'ref(a)rant\ n -s 5L refereIiI-,
`'or consu ted 2 a : a word or a term that refers to another
`1) logic : the term (as a in the proposition a has the relation R
`to b) from which a relation proceeds : the first term of a rela«
`tion (as a in Ra, b, c) —comparIe neLA'rUM 3 : that which is
`denoted or named by an expression or a statement': a spatlo~
`temporal object or event
`to which a term, sign. or symbol
`refers : the object of a reference
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`ireferent \“\ adeEL referent» rcferens, pras‘. part. of referral
`life —L.T.Hobhouse) —- refer~eatiiy adv
`ref-Ier-en-tial
`\jrefajrenchal\ all] fir. _|re/ereInce, after such
`pairs as E difference; dlffereniial] 1 : containing or constitut-
`ing a reference :
`omting to something out of itself (symbols
`. are inherently N
`2 : of, relatin to, or intended for reference (notes for N use
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`—.— reher-en- ial-ly \‘ heie\ adv -
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`act of referring: as
`a. : the passing alIon or forward
`re-fer-rai \rIa'far-ai, r"
`also -.f§ral\ n -s [re/er + mil
`applicant for employment after an initial ntervlew to a Selected
`b : theIprocess of
`employer, placenientI officer, or bureau
`directing or redirecting (as a medical ease,Ia patient) to an
`, appropriate s eelnlist or agency for definitive treatment
`2 a : one that
`s referred (50 percent of its N: are turned down
`ferring (need to make N: . o familylagencies more frequently
`at the plant —Surve_v Grab/lie) ‘ bI : an instance or case of re-
`—-Bernard Kogon)
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`though an to irritaton in another region '
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`":‘one' that refers
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`redertri-ble \ré'far-obal. r'é'f- also ~l§reb-\ adj-[refer +I-able]
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`gee from Europe
`refgI abbr refrigerating; refrigerator
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`imagination)
`(spent every Saturday Nlng the Revolution
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`forts If—DorotIhy
`re-ligure \"+\ vt [re- + figurEJ : to figure agIain
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`to fill again PREFLENISH
`N vi : to become filled again
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`again a container With its appropriate contents (N for a
`vanity case) (a loose-leaf notebook/v) '2 met]: a re lacemIcnt
`«in a cavity of removed liquid or other material or a su stitution
`(asIofI gas) for such material ( neumothorax N) 8 : a pre-
`scription com ounded and dspensed for the second' time
`withoutan or er from the physician 4: : a second serving of
`food or"drink
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`prescription) (~ notebook
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`vr [rc- + ilni] : to film again I
`redilter \ ‘)re+ vt [re- + filler] : to filter again
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`to renew or re-
`'re-tinance \l;)r<‘:+I\ vi [ra- + I
`for (an outstanding indebtedness) by making another can or
`organize the inancing of: proVide capital for afresh : provide
`a larger loan on fresh terms
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`aEcovea
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`vi 1 : to reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure’ state : separate
`from extraneous matterI: free from dross or alloy (N silver)
`:free or cleanse frIom impurities (N sugar) 2 a (l) ':
`to
`give a final mechIanieal treatment to paper stock) so as to put
`in the best pOSSiblc condition for t eIgrade of paper being
`rnadc
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`IscIreeiiings
`for manufacture
`into coarse paper
`11 : toItreat pig iron) int erefinery furnace
`so as to remove the Silicon an