indigestion 
digcgtionr, < LL. indi<intti<i(n-), indigestion, < 
in- priv. + tliiii-xlio(ii-), digestion.] Want of 
digestion ; incapability of or difficulty in digest- 
ing food ; dyspepsia. 
Kat Krom Van Biiinincl, who was auddenly carried off 
by an indigention. Irving, Knickerbocker, p. 398. 
indigestive (in-di-jes'tiv), a. [= OF. indigea- 
tif; as in- 3 + digestive.] Affected by indiges- 
tion ; dyspeptic. 
Mil' was a cousin, an iiuli:ir*tirc single woman, who called 
her rigidity religion. l)i<-ktn* t Ureat Expectations, xxv. 
indigitatet (in-dij'i-tat), v. t. [< ML. indigita- 
/*, pp. of inilifiitare, < L. in, in, on, + digitus, 
a finger: see digit.] To indicate with or as if 
with the finger ; point out. 
Horace, . . . Juvenal, and Persius were no prophets, 
although their lines did seem to indigitate and point at 
our times. Sir T. Browne, Vulg. Err., 1. . 
We are not to indigitate the parts transmitted. Uaney. 
indigitationt (in-dij-i-ta'shon), n. [< indigi- 
tate + -ion.] The act of pointing out with or 
as if with the finger ; indication. 
We hall find them [the stewards of Christ] out by their 
proper direction and indi'fitation. 
Jer. Taylor, Works (ed. 1885), II. 30. 
Which things I conceive no obscure indigitation of prov- 
idence. Dr. H. More, Antidote against Atheism. 
indiglucin (in-di-gl8'sin), n. [< Gr. ivSinov, in- 
digo, + }/Ui/ci'f, sweet, + -in 2 .] A pale-yellow 
syrupy mass (CgHjnOg) obtained from the li- 
quid from which indirubin has been separated, 
by adding excess of acetate of lead, filtering, 
and treating with excess of ammonia. This 
precipitate is decomposed with sulphureted hy- 
drogen and purified with animal charcoal. 
indignt (iu-dln' ), a. [< ME. indign, indigne (also 
undign), < OF. (also F.) indigne = Sp. Pg. i- 
digno = It. indegno, < L. indignus, unworthy, < 
in- priv. + dignus, worthy : see digne, and cf. 
condign.] Unworthy. 
It were the most indigne and detestable thtnge that 
good lawes shulde be subiecte and under euyll men. 
./",'/', Expos, of Daniel, vi. 
And all inttign and base adversities 
Make head against my estimation ! 
Shak., Othello, I. 3. 
She her selfe was of his grace indigne. 
Spanner, V. Q., IV. I. SO. 
indignancet (in-dig'nans), n. [< ML. indignan- 
tia, indignation, < L. indignan(t-)s, indignant: 
see indignant."] The quality of being indignant ; 
indignation. 
With great indiynaunce he that sight forsook. 
Spenter, K. Q., III. xi. 13. 
indignancyt (in -dig 'nan -si), n. Same as in- 
dignance. 
Engrossed by the pride of self-defence, and the intttij- 
nancy of unmerited unklndness, the disturbed mind of 
Camilla had not yet formed one separate reflection. 
.Wi.< Burney, Camilla, iii. 1. 
indignant (in-dig'nant), a. [< L. indignan(t-)s, 
ppr. otindignari ()> It. indignare, indegnare = 
Sp. Pg. indignar = Pr. indignar, endignar = F. 
imligner), consider as unworthy, be angry or 
displeased at (cf. indignus, unworthy: see in- 
dign), < in- priv. + dignari, consider as worthy, 
< dignus, worthy : see digne.] Affected with in- 
dignation ; moved by mixed emotions of anger 
and scorn ; provoked by something regarded as 
unjust, ungrateful, or unworthy. 
When the British warrior queen, 
Bleeding from the Roman rods, 
Sought, with an indignant mien, 
Counsel of her country's gods. 
Cowpfr, Boadlcca. 
=Syn. Incensed, provoked, exasperated. 
indignantly (in-dig'nant-li) ; adv. 1. In an in- 
dignant manner; with indignation. 2f. Un- 
worthily; disgracefully; with indignity. [An 
erroneous use.] 
To others he wrote not* especially the mayor, because 
he took himself so indignantly used by him as he dis- 
dained so far to grace him. 
Strype, Abp.Whitgift, an. 1802. 
indignation (in-dig-na'shqn), n. [< ME. indig- 
iiiicinii, iiiilii/nncioun, < OF. (also F.) indigna- 
tion = Pr. in/lii/iini-io, cndignacio = Sp. fm&ff- 
nacion = Pg. indignar&o = It. indi<tna:ione, < 
L. indignntio(n-), displeasure, < in<iifliiri. pp. 
/H(//(/H<(fH,s,bedispleasedat: see indignant.] 1. 
Anger, especially anger excited by that which 
is unjust, ungrateful, or bas'e; anger mingled 
wit h contempt or abhorrence ; scornful displea- 
sure. 
And why that he maked hyt thus, 
This was the resoun y-wyss 
That no man scbulde sytt abouc other, 
Ne baue indiynactoun of hys brother. 
Arthur (ed. Furnivall), 1. 48. 
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When Haman saw Mordecai In the king's gate, that he 
stood not up, nor moved for him, he was full of indigna- 
tion against Mordecai. Esther v. 8. 
The resentful feeling sometimes receives the name of 
" Righteous Indignation," from the circumstance that 
some great criminality or flagrant wrong has been the in- 
stigating cause. A. Bain, Emotions and Will, p. 144. 
2. Effect of indignant feeling; anger expressed 
or manifested in judgment, punishment, or vio- 
lence. 
0. let them [the heavens] . . . hurl down their indiyna 
lion 
On thce, the troubler of the poor world's peace ! 
Miik., Rich. III., I. 3. 
The face [of the Colossus] Is something disfigured by 
time, or imlignation of the Moores, detesting image*. 
Sandys, Travailes, p. 102. 
Indignation meeting, a meeting of the public, or of any 
particular class of citizens, called for the purpose of giv- 
ing formal expression to indignation against something 
done or threatened, and to devise means to correct or 
prevent it [V. 8.) 
Instead of those indignation meetings set on foot in the 
time of William the Testy, where men met together to 
rail at public abuses, groan over the evils of the time, and 
make each other miserable, there were joyous meetings 
of the two sexes to dance and make merry. 
Irving, Knickerbocker, p. 404. 
= Syn. 1. Vexation, Indignation, etc. See angerl. 
indlgnifyt (in-dig'ni-fi), v. t. [< in-3 + digni- 
fy; or as indign + -i-fy.] To treat unworthily 
or unbecomingly. 
Where that discourteous Dame with scornful! pryde 
And fowle entreaty him indigntfyde. 
Spenter, F. Q., VL L 30. 
indignity (in-dig'ni-ti), n. ; pi. indignities (-tiz). 
[= P. indignite = Sp. indignidad = Pg. indigni- 
dade = It. indignita, indcgnita, < L. indigni- 
ta(t-)s, unworthiness, unworthy behavior, < in- 
dignus, unworthy: see indign.'] If. Unworthi- 
ness; shamefulness; base character or con- 
duct. 
Fie on the pelfe for which good name is sold, 
And honour with indianitie debased ! 
Spenser, F. Q., V. xl. 63. 
He had rather complalne than offend, and hates sin 
more for the indignity of it than the danger. 
Bp. Ball, Ail Humble Man. 
2. Contemptuous conduct unjustly directed to- 
ward another; any action designed to lower 
the dignity of another; injury accompanied 
with insult. 
Stung with the thousand indignities I had met with, 
I was willing to cast myself away. Goldsmith, Vicar, xx. 
To a native of rank, arrest was not merely a restraint, 
but a foul personal indignity. 
Macaulay, Warren Hastings. 
= Syn. Intuit, Indignity, etc. (see a/ront); contumely, 
slight, disrespect, dishonor. 
indignlyt (in-din'li), adv. In an indign man- 
ner; unworthily. 
O Saviour, didst thon take flesh for our redemption to 
he thus indignly used ? Bp. Ball, The Cruciflxion. 
The Israelites were but slanes, and the Phillstlns were 
theire masters : so much more indignelii, therefore, must 
they needs take it, to be thus affronted by one of theire 
owne vassals. /.'/.. Ball, Samson's Victory. 
indigo (in'di-go), n. [Formerly also indieo; 
= D. G. Dan. Sw. indigo = F. indigo, < Sp. in- 
digo, indieo, OSp. endico = Pg. indieo = It. in- 
dico, Olt. indigo, endego = MHG. indieh, G. in- 
dieh, < L. indicum, < Gr. IvoiKiv, indigo, lit. In- 
dian (sc. ^APJJOKOV, dye), neut. of "Iwfucoc, L. /- 
dicus, Indian, < 'Iviia, India: see Indie, Indian.] 
1. A substance obtained in the form of a blue 
powder from leguminous plants of the genus 
Indigofera, and used as a blue dye. See indigo- 
plant. Indigo does not exist ready-formed in the indigo- 
plant, but Is produced by the decomposition of a glucoside 
called in>fi'-tiii. The plant is bruised and fermented In vats 
of water, depositing ablue substance,which is collected and 
dried In the form of the cubic cakes seen in commerce. In 
this state indigo has an intensely blue color and an earthy 
fracture, the kind most esteemed being that which, when 
rubbed by a hard body, assumes a flne copper-red polish. 
The indigo of commerce, besides indigo blue, consists of 
Indigo red, Indigo brown, and some earthy glutinous mat- 
ters. Also called Indian blue. 
2. The violet-blue color of the spectrum, ex- 
tending, according to Helmholtz, from G two 
thirds of the way to F in the prismatic spectrum. 
The name was introduced by Newton, but has 
lately been discarded by the best writers. 
Bastard Indigo or false indigo, an American legumi- 
nous shrub, Amorpna fniticoita. Also called wild indigo. 
See Amtirpha. Carmine of indigo. See indigo car- 
in inf. Egyptian Indigo, a leguminous plant, Tephrosia 
apoUinfa, a native of Egypt. It is narcotic, anil yields a 
II IK- lilue dye. The leave* are occasionally mixed with Al- 
i \:imlii;i!i senna, and the plant is commonly cultivated in 
Nubia for Its indigo. False Indigo, (a) See bastard 
indigo. <b) An American leguminous plant, Baptieia aus- 
Irahs. See Baptinia. Also called bhte false indigo and 
ifild imtiijo. Indian indigo, the common indigo of cul- 
tivation, Jndijiofera tinctoria. Indigo blue, the blue 
coloring matter of indigo, CiflHmNV:.' the constituent 
which the value of commercial indigo depends. It is 
a crystalline solid, without odor or taste, and insoluble In 
indigometry 
water, alcohol, or ether ; but when exposed to the action 
of curtain deoxidizing agents, It becomes soluble In al- 
kaline solutions, losing itn blue color. It Is precipitated 
without color by the acids, and Instantly become* blue 
again on t X|K>UI v to the air. Indigo blue may he prepared 
from commercial indigo by treating It with dilute acids, 
iilkalis, and alcohol, or by acting with oxidizing agents 
upon indigo white. It forms fine right rhombic prisms 
which have a blue color and metallic luster. In solution 
it is employed occasionally in dyeing, under the name of 
Saxony or liquiit blue. Also called rat-blur and indi'/ulin. 
Indigo brown, a brown resinous compound obtain- 
ed by boiling an aqueous solution of indican for some 
time, and then treating with an acid. It consist* of a 
mixture of Indlhumln, CaHgNOx, soluble in alcohol, and 
Indiretln, CigH^NOiq, insoluble in alcohol. Indihuniin 
. 
is probably the indigo brown of Beraellu*. Indigo car- 
mine, the sodium salt of indlgotln dlsulphonic acid 
(see indigo extract, below), which is used for dyeing silk 
In a sulphuric-acid bath. It is sometimes used a* a wa- 
ter-color in painting, and as a washing-Mile In laundries. 
Indigo extract, the solution obtained by dissolving In- 
digo In strong sulphuric acid. It Is the Indigotin dlsul- 
phonlc acid. It Is lued in dyeing wool. Indigo red, a 
substance (CgHjNO) obtained by the decomposition of 
indican, especially when oxalic or tartarlc acid Is used. 
It forms long red needle*, insoluble in caustic alkalis, 
bat soluble In cold concentrated sulphuric acid, giving a 
beautiful purple color. This solution, on dilution with 
water, can be used for dyeing silk, cotton, and wool. It 
is not affected by boiling with dilute sulphuric acid and 
bichromate of potassium, a character which distinguishes 
It from Indlgotln. Also called indigo purple and imli- 
rAm. Indigo white, a crystalline substance (C] g H 12 
NfOg) obtained by subjecting commercial Indigo to the 
action of reducing agents, such as alkaline fluids contain- 
ing iron protosulphate, or a mixture of grape-sugar, alco- 
hol, and strong soda lye. It forms a yellow solution in 
alkaline fluids, but on free exposure to the air absorb* oxy- 
gen and IB reconverted into indigo blue. This is the best 
method of obtaining the latter in a pure state, whence 
Indigo white is also called imligogen. Soluble Indigo. 
Same as indigo carmine. Sulphate of Indigo, a dyers' 
name for indigo extract. (See above.) Wild indigo. See 
Anuirpha and Baptisia. 
indigo-berry (in'di-go-ber'i), n. I. The name 
of tlie fruit of several species of East Indian 
rubiaceous trees of the genus Randia, particu- 
larly B. dumetorum and B. uliginosa. The name 
is of no obvious application, as the berry is 
yellow. 2. The fruit of the South American 
plant J'assiflora tuberosa. 
indigo-bird (in'di-go-berd), n. A painted-finch 
of North America, Cyanonpiza or 1'asserina cya- 
nea, belonging 
to the family 
Fringillida: It 
is about 6J inches 
long. The male is 
indigo-blue, rich 
and constant on 
the head, glancing 
greenish on some 
parts, and the face. 
back, wings, and 
tall are blackish. 
The female is plain 
brown, with a 
black stripe along 
the gonys. It In- 
habits the eastern 
United States and 
Canada, nests in 
bushes, lays 4 or 5 
bluish-white eggs, 
and is often kept as 
a cage-bird for the 
beauty of its plu- 
mage and song. 
Also called indigo- 
finch. 
indigo-broom 
(inMi-go-brSm), n. The wild indigo, Baptists 
tinctoria. 
indigo-copper (in'di-go-kop'er), n. In mineral., 
same as eorellin. 
Indigofera (in-di-gof 'e-ra), n. [NL., < indigo + 
L. ferre = E. bear 1 .] A large genus of plants, 
of the natural order Leguminosee, tribe Galtgea?, 
and type of the subtribe Indigoferetf, including 
about 220 species, indigenous in the warmer 
parts of Asia, Africa, and America. They are 
herbs or shrubs, with pinnate or digitate leaves, and small 
rose-colored or purplish flowers in axillary spikes or ra- 
cemes. Some of the species yield indigo. Seeindigo-jilant. 
Indigofereae (in'di-go-fer'e-e), n. pi. [NL. 
(Bentham),< Indigofera + -cce.] A snbtribe of 
plants, of the natural order Leguminosa; and tribe 
Galegea-, typified by the genus Indigofera. They 
are herbs or shrubs having axillary flowers in raceme* or 
spikes, and a two-valved legume. Also called Indigo/en*. 
indigo-finch (in'di-go-finch), H. Same as iwrfi- 
go-bird. 
indigogen, indigogene (in'di-go-jen, -jeu), . 
[= F. indigogene; as indigo + -gen.] Same as 
hiflifjo ichitc. 
indigolite (iu'di-go-lit), n. Same as indiclitr. 
indigometer (in-oi-gom'e-ter), . [< indigo + 
Gr. ftfT/mv, a measure.] An instrument for as- 
certaining the coloring power of indigo. 
indigometry (iu-di-gom'e-tri), n. [< indigo + 
Gr. -utTfiia, < fttrpov, a measure.] The art or 
Indigo-bird 
{Cyanospixa or PaltfflMa fyamtal. 
