Indian 
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indicative 
(6) A baked, boiled, or steamed pudding made with Indian 
meal, molasses, and suet, and in New England in former 
times almost universally, and still quite extensively, form- 
ing a part of the Sunday dinner. 
The Indian pudding, with ita gelatinous softness, ma- 
tured by long and patient brooding in the motherly old 
oven. H. B. Stoive, Minister's Wooing, xvi. 
Mr. Prescott, in Schoolcraft's Indian Tribes, also states 
that the North American Indians do not pray to the Great 
Spirit. Sir J. Lubboclc, Orig. of Civilization, p. 264. 
East Indian, a native or an inhabitant of the East Indies. 
Red Indian, one of the aborigines of America : so called 
from the copper color of their skin. Also called red man 
and, colloquially, redskin. West Indian, a native or an 
inhabitant of the West Indies. 
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States, a period in auturmrcnaracterized by calm and ab- 
sence of rain. This condition is especially well mani- 
tested in the upper Mississippi valley, where it is in con- 
spicuous contrast with the climatic phenomena which pre- 
een^teMSsipp^^^^^ indianaite (in-di-an'a-It) . [< Indiana + -ite2.] 
characteristic of the Indian summer is not exceptional A kind of white clay found m Lawrence county, 
enough to excite attention; and from the Mississippi val- Indiana, and used in making porcelain. 
ley eastward, the autumnal periods of calm and dryness Indian- 
Jake Marshall and me has been Indianing round these 
?ere woods more times 'n you could count. 
H. B. Stowe, Oldtown, p. 189. IndiC (in'dik), a. 
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when cold, and is more easily worked, so that its value 
for many commercial purposes is greatly increased. Since 
the process of vulcanization was discovered (by Charles 
Goodyear in 1844), pure rubber is rarely used, the vulcan- 
ized or changed rubber being far preferable for almost 
every use. 
2. An overshoe made of india-rubber. [Colloq., 
U. S.] India-rubber tree, the name of several trees 
which produce india-rubber, but particularly of Ficus 
elastica. In Florida and the West Indies F. pedunculata 
is so designated. India-rubber vine, an East Indian 
twining asclepiadaceous plant, Cryptottegia grandiflora, 
now also introduced sparingly into the West Indies. It 
yields a very pure caoutchouc. 
[< L. Indians, < Gr. 'Ivov/cof, 
or the Indians, < 'IvSia, In- 
dia, 'Ivdof, Indian: see Indian.] Originating 
or flourishing in India: a comprehensive epi- 
thet sometimes applied to the Indo-European 
(Aryan) languages of India, including the aii- 
Eastern States any period of unusually quiet^dryV and tl American shrub." cient Sanskrit, Prakrit, and Pali, and the mod- 
hazy weather, even if it lastsonly a few days, may be des- Indian-cup (in'di-an-kup), n. A plant of the ern Hindi, Hindustani, Marathi, Bengali, etc. 
ignated the Indian summer provided it occurs at any gelms Sarracenia ;"a pitcher-plant. indicalt (in'di-kal), . [< L. index (indie-), an 
of^cS?" O $g$S%$gffl&& MKffiJ Indianeer (in"di-a-ner '), n. f< Indian + ^er.] index, + -/.] delated to or derived from' in- 
is simply the dust and smoke which are not blown away An Indiaman. [Bare.] flexes. 
by the wind, but float near the earth's surface. The name Indian-eye (in'di-an-i), n. A pink, Dianthtis I confess there is a lazy kind of Learning which is only 
merai^uchmorediBt^ plumarius: so called from the eye-shaped mark- indical - Fuller, Worthies, Norfolk, 
occupied by the Indians at the time this term became clir^ g of the corolla. in dican (in'di-kan), n. [< NL. indicum, indigo 
rent than they are in the more eastern regions, to which Indian-heart (in'di-an-hart), n. A plant of (see indigo), + -an.] The natural glucoside 
''ion was chiefly limited prior to the be- the genus Cardiospermum, particularly C. corin- (C 2 pH 31 NO 17 ) by the decomposition of which 
dum: so called from the prominent, white, heart- indigo blue is produced from the various spe- 
shaped scars on the seed, which mark the point cies of indigo-producing plants, it forms a trans- 
of attachment. parent brown syrup, the aqueous solution of which has a 
Indianian (in-di-an'i-an), a and n. [< Indiana "Eaj Xte JrfSddSt%iSf uplorSg 
(see del.; f -ian.\ L. a. Ot or pertaining to digo blue, indigo red, and indiglucin. 
Indiana, one of the interior States of the United indicant (in'di-kant), a. and . IX L indi- 
States. 
II. n. An inhabitant or a native of the State 
of Indiana. 
Indianist (in'di-an-ist), n. [< Indian + -ist.] 
A student of, or an expert in, the languages 
and history of India. 
t 
J. W. Foster, The Mississippi Valley, p. 205. 
What visionary tints the year puts on, 
When falling leaves falter through motionless air ! 
Lowell, An Indian-Summer Reverie. 
The warm, late days of Indian Summer came in, dreamy 
and calm and still, with just frost enough to crisp the 
ground of a morning, but with warm trances of benignant 
sunny hours at noon. II. B. Stowe, Oldtown, p. 337. 
[< 
can(t-)g, ppr. of indicare, show, point out: see 
indicate.] I. a. Serving to indicate, point out, 
Indian tobacco, a plant, Lobelia intlata: same a&aaaroot 
Indian turnip, 
a North American 
plant, Ariscema V. 
triphyllum, which |X\ 
has a very acrid 
root resembling a 
small turnip, one 
or two leaves, di- 
vided into three 
leaflets, and blos- 
soms resembling 
those of plants of 
the genus Arum. 
Indian walnut. 
See walnut. In- 
dian yellow. See 
yellow. Order ol 
the Indian Em- 
pire, an order in- 
stituted in 1878 for 
British subjects in 
India, to commem- 
orate the assump- 
tion by Queen Vic- 
toria of the title of 
Empress of India, 
and open to natives 
as well as to per- 
sons of European 
extraction. West 
Indian bark. See 

II. n. 1. A 
member of one 
of the native 
races of India 
or the East In- 
or suggest. 
II. n. That which serves to point out or in- 
dicate; specifically, in med., that which indi- 
cates a suitable remedy or treatment, as a 
symptom or combination of symptoms, or the 
history of the case. 
The problems remained unsolved, because the Sino- 
logues had known no Sanskrit and the Indianistt had 
*F.W.Farrar, Families of Speech, p. 13. **$* (in'di-kat), v. f pret. and pp. indi- 
. ,. .. .. ,,. cated, ppr. indicating. [< L. indicates, pp. of 
indianite (m'di-au-it), n. [< Indian^, a., 1, + -*-'--*?< * L - - 
-ite 2 .] InmineraL, a variety of anorthite found 
in the Carnatic, where it is the gangue of corun- 
dum. 
Indian-pipe (in'di-an-pip), n. The corpse- 
plant or pine-sap, Monotropa uniflora : so named 
from the resemblance of the plant when in 
flower to a white clay pipe. See cut under 
Monotropa. 
Indian-poke (in'di-an-pok), n. The American 
white or false hellebore, Veratrum mride. 
Indian-root (in'di-an-rot), n. The American 
spikenard, Aralia racemosa. 
Indian-sal, Indian-saul (in'di-an-sal, -sal), n. 
A large East Indian tree, Shorea robusta, the 
wood of which is widely used in Bengal, and 
ranks next to teak. Also called sal-tree. 
indicare (> It. indicare = Sp. Pr. indicar = F. 
indiguer), point out, indicate, < in, in, to, + 
dicare, declare, orig. point: see diction. Cf. in- 
dex.] 1. To point out; show; suggest, as by 
an outline or a word, etc.: as, the length of a 
shadow indicates the time of day ; to indicate a 
picture by a sketch. 
Above the steeple shines a plate 
That turns and turns to indicate 
From what point blows the weather. 
Cowper, The Jackdaw (trans.). 
A white-washed, high-roofed, one storied building in front 
was indicated as the dak bungalow and posting station. 
W. H. Russell, Diary in India, I. 135. 
2. Especially, to give a suggestion of ; serve 
as a reason or ground for inferring, expecting, 
~~^,^^~vw,,*<,. ? s j, ng ' e . tC-; also ' mer ety suggest; hint: as, a 
Indian 's-dream (in'di-anz-drem), n. A North * a " ln .g barometer indicates rain or high wind ; 
American fern, Pellaia'atropurpurea. certain symptoms indicate certain remedies in 
Indian-shoe (in'di-an-sho), n. The moccasin- 
flower, Cypripedmm: so called from the resem- 
blance of the inflated lip to a moccasin. 
Indian-shot (in'di-an-snot), n. A plant of the 
the treatment of disease. 
Surely the uniformity of the phenomenon indicates a 
corresponding uniformity in the cause. M acaulay, Milton. 
Indicated duty, the work done by a steam-engine per 
unit weight of coal consumed, as shown by the steam- 
engine indicator. Indicated horse-power. See horse- 
power. Indicatedpower.thepowerofthesteam-engine 
as measured by the instrument called an indicator. =Syn. 
genus Canna, particularly C. Indica: so called 
from the hard shot-like seeds, of which there 
....... Indian Tumip (Arisama Mfhyiiumt. are several in the pod. See cut under Canna. . .,. 
, TTaof " nerwithspathe turned back ; b,c. male india-rubber (in'di-a-rub'er), M. 1 An elastic j. mal j: 8 nif y. denote, manifest, evidence, betoken. 
SSSL and female spadi*. gummy substance, tile inspissated juice of vari- indication (m-di-ka'shon), n. \_=F. indication 
_ T ous tropical plants; caoutchouc; gum elastic. ^ r< <! iea tio = 8f .indication = Pg. indicacao 
There are several plants which produce india-rubber an 
Indian plant, Ficus elastica; several African plants of 
, .,,, '--'---, the most important of which are/,. 
The fig-tree, not that kind for fruit renown'd, 
But such as at this day, to Indians known, 
In Malabar or Decan spreads her arms. 
Milton, P. L., ix. 1102. 
2. A European who resides or has resided in 
the East Indies ; an Anglo-Indian. 
He [Colonel Newcome] appeared at Bath and at Chel- 
tenham, where, as we know, there are many old Indians. 
Thackeray, Newcomes, xxi. 
Our best Italians, ... in the idleness and obscurity of 
home [Great Britain], . . . look back with fondness to the 
country where they have been useful and distinguished. 
Elphimtone, in Colebrooke, I. 366. 
3. An aboriginal native of North or South 
, < L. indicatio(n-), a showing, 
< indicare, show: see indicate.] 1. The act of 
indicating or pointing out ; a showing; exhibi- 
tion; manifestation; prognostication. 
of Manihot Glaziovii. i'he Para rubber isthe^nxfucTof 
several species of the genus Hevea, particularly H. Bra- 
siliensis and //. Ouianensis. Pure india-rubber is whitish n m^ 
and in thin sheets is semi-transparent. Its specific gravity 2 - That which serves to indicate or point out ; 
is given as 0.925; its density is not permanently increased intimation; information; mark; token; sign; 
by pressure. It is the most freely elastic of all known sub- 
stances. Its elasticity may be removed by stretching it 
and placing it in this condition in cold water, but is re- 
gained by immersion in warm water. " 
Without which you cannot make any true analysis and 
indication of the proceedings of nature. Bacon, Nat. Hist. 
. It yields to pressure 
in any direction, and returns instantly to its original form 
when the pressure is removed. Cold renders it hard and 
America: so named by Columbus and other s ' iff > ! >ut never brittle. Heat makes it supple. It melts 
early navigators who thoueht that the wufa f " i tem P e . rature of 248; P., partially decomposing, and 
ri<anvoJrWftr "T j forming iviscous mass which does not again become solid 
liscovei eel by them were parts of India. InEng- whencold. It vaporizes at 600 F. At ired heat it yields 
lisli writers of the sixteenth century this name is confined a gas at the rate of 30,000 cubic feet per ton which has a 
to those tribes with whom the Spaniards came in contact ; high illuminating power. When ignited in contact with 
after 1600 it is applied also to the aboriginal inhabitants the air it burns freel ' 
of North America generally. 
Now we are ready, I think, for any assault of the Indi- 
ana ; . . . 
symptom. 
And that in the plain table there had not been only the 
description and indicationot hours, but the configurations 
and iitdications of the various phases of the moon, the mo- 
tion and place of the sun in the ecliptick, and divers other 
curious indications of celestial motions. 
Sir M. Hale, Orig. of Mankind, p. 340. 
There is a wonderful passion, if I may so speak, in hu- 
man nature for the Immutable and Vnchangeable, that 
gives no slight indication of its own Immortality. 
Channing, Perfect Life, p. 109. 
indicative (in-dik'a-tiv), . and n. [= F. in- 
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naphtha, benzol, washed ether, and chloroform, and in the *#*V = Pr. indicatHI = Sp. Pg. It. iudicatiro 
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"g intimation or knowledge of something 
not visible or obvious; showing. 
