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An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Ĭn/de-mōn’stra-ble, a. p. 680Incapable of being demonstrated.Ĭn'de-mōn'stra-ble-ness, n. p. 680The quality of being indemonstrable.In-dĕn′i-zā′tion, n. p. 680The act of naturalizing, or the patent by which a person is made free.In-dēn′ize, v. t. p. 680To endenize; to make free. [R.]In-dĕn'i-zen, v. t. p. 680To invest with the privileges of a free citizen; to naturalize; to adopt. “Words indenizened, and commonly used as English.” B. Jonson.In-dĕnt', v. t. p. 680To notch; to jag; to cut into points or inequalities, like a row of teeth; as, to indent the edge of paper. 2. To bind out by indenture or contract; to indenture; as, to indent a young man to a…In-dĕnt', v. i. p. 680To be cut or notched. 2. To crook or turn; to wind in and out. 3. To contract; to bargain or covenant. [Obs.] “To indent and drive bargains with the Almighty.” South.In-dént', n. p. 680A cut or notch in the margin of any thing, or a recess like a notch. Shak. 2. A stamp; an impression. [Obs.] 3. (Law.) A certificate, or indented certificate, issued by the government of the United…In'den-tā'tion, n. p. 680A notch; a cut in the margin of paper or other things. Woodward. 2. A recess or depression in any border. 3. (Print.) The act of beginning the first line of a paragraph further in from the margin…In-dĕnt'ed, p. a. p. 680Cut in the edge into points or inequalities, like teeth; jagged; notched. “Indented meads.” Milton. 2. Bound out by indented writings; as, an indented apprentice or servant.In-dĕn'tĕd-ly, adv. p. 680With indentations.In'den-ti'ley, a. p. 680(Her.) Having deep indentations forming long projections like piles conjoined; — said of an ordinary.In-dĕnt'ing, n. p. 680An impression like that made by a tooth.In-dĕnt'ment, n. p. 680Indenture. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.In-dĕnt'ūre, n. p. 680The act of indenting, or the state of being indented. 2. (Law.) A mutual agreement in writing between two or more parties, whereof each party has usually a part. ☞ Indentures were originally…In-dĕnt′ūre, v. t. p. 680To indent; to bind by indentures; as, to indenture an apprentice.In-dĕnt′ūre, v. i. p. 680To run in and out; to be cut or notched; to indent. Heywood.Ĭn′de-pĕnd′ençe, n. p. 680The state or quality of being independent; absence of dependence; exemption from reliance on others, or control from them; self-subsistence or maintenance; direction of one’s own affairs without…Ĭn·de-pĕnd'en·cy, n. p. 680Independence. [Obsolescent.] “Give me,” I cried (enough for me), “My bread and independence.” Pope. 2. (Eccl.) The doctrine that a local church is independent of every other church in respect to…Ĭn/de-pĕnd'ent, a. p. 680Not dependent; not subject to the control of others; not relying on others; not subordinate; as, few men are wholly independent, even in property, and none independent for the supply of their wants.…In'de-pĕnd'ent, n. p. 680(Eccl.) One who believes that an organized Christian church is complete in itself, competent to self-government, and independent of all ecclesiastical authority.In·de·pēnd'ent-ly, adv. p. 680In an independent manner; without control.In-dēp're-ca-ble, a. p. 680Incapable of being deprecated. Cockeram.In-dĕp're-hĕn'si-ble, a. p. 680Incapable of being found out. Bp. Morton.In'de-priv'a-ble, a. p. 680Incapable of being deprived.Ĭn'de-scrīb'a-ble, a. p. 680Incapable of being described.In·de·scrip'tive, a. p. 680Not descriptive; not containing just description.Ĭn'de-sērt', n. p. 680Want of merit or worth; ill desert. Addison.In-dĕs'i-nent, a. p. 680Not ceasing; perpetual. [Obs.] Baxter.In-dēs'i-nent-ly, adv. p. 680Without cessation; incessantly. [Obs.] Ray.In'de-sīr'a-ble, a. p. 680Not desirable; undesirable.In·de·strūc'ti·bil'i·ty, n. p. 680The quality of resisting decomposition, or of being incapable of destruction.Ĭn’de-strūc’ti-ble, a. p. 680Not destructible; incapable of decomposition. Boyle.In·de·strŭc'ti·bly, adv. p. 680In an indestructible manner.Ĭn'de-tér'mi-na-ble, a. p. 680Not determinable; impossible to be determined, ascertained, or fixed. 2. Not to be determined or ended; interminable. [Rare.]Ĭn’de-tēr’mi-na-bly, adv. p. 680In an indeterminable manner.In·de-tēr′mi·nate, a. p. 680Not determinate; not settled or fixed; not definite; uncertain; not precise; as, an indeterminate number of years. Indeterminate analysis (Math.), that branch of analysis which has for its object the…Ĭn/de-tĕr'mi-na-te-ly, adv. p. 681Not in any settled manner; indefinitely; not with precise limits; as, a space indeterminately large; an idea indeterminately expressed.Ĭn/de-tẽr'mi-nate-ness, n. p. 681Want of certain limits; want of precision; indefiniteness.Ĭn/de-tẽr'mi-nā'tion, n. p. 681Want of determination; an unsettled or wavering state, as of the mind. 2. Want of fixed or stated direction. Bramhall.Ĭn/de-tẽr'mined, a. p. 681Undetermined; unsettled; unfixed.Ĭn/de-vĩr'ġin-āte, a. p. 681Not deprived of virginity; not defloured. [Obs.] Chapman.In-de-vōte’, a. p. 681Not devoted. [Obs.] Bentley.Ĭn'de-vōt'ed, a. p. 681Not devoted. [Obs.] Clarendon.Ĭn’de-vō’tĭon, n. p. 681Want of devotion; absence of devout affections; impiety; irreligion. “An age of indevotion.” Bp. Taylor.In-de-vout’, a. p. 681Not having devout affections; undevout. Bp. Taylor.In-de-vout'ly, adv. p. 681Without devotion.In'dex, n. p. 681That which points out; that which shows, indicates, or manifests. Tastes are the indexes of the different qualities of plants. Arbuthnot. 2. That which guides, points out, or informs, as a pointer or…In'dex, v. t. p. 681To provide with an index or table of references; to make accessible or easily found by means of an index; as, to index a book, or its contents.In'dex-er, n. p. 681One who makes an index.In-dĕx'ic-al, a. p. 681Having the form of an index; pertaining to an index.In-dĕx'ic-al-ly, adv. p. 681In the manner of an index.In'dex-tĕr'i-ty, n. p. 681Want of dexterity or readiness in the use of the hands. 2. Want of skill or readiness in any art or occupation; clumsiness; awkwardness.In-dī'a-dem, v. t. p. 681To place in a diadem; to set, as a gem, in a diadem. 2. To make like a diadem, as in beauty or brilliancy.In'dia-man, n. p. 681A large ship employed in the India trade.In'dia-māt'ting, n. p. 681Grass or reed mats made in the East, usually from the Papyrus corymbosus. Simmonds.In'dian, a. p. 681(Geog.) Of, or pertaining to, either of the Indies, East or West, or to the aborigines of America. 2. Made of maize or Indian corn; as, Indian meal, Indian bread, and the like. [Colloq. U. S.]In'dian, n. p. 681(Geog.) A native or inhabitant of the Indies; as, an East Indian, or West Indian. 2. One of the aboriginal inhabitants of America; — so called originally from the idea, on the part of Columbus and…In'dian-eer', n. p. 681(Naut.) An English ship employed in the India trade; an Indiaman.Ĭn'dia Rŭb'ber p. 681See CAOUTCHOUC.