Толковый словарь английского языка - indigo
Indigo
indigo
noun (plural -gos or -goes) Etymology: Italian dialect, from Latin indicum, from Greek indikon, from neuter of indikos Indic, from Indos India Date: 1555 1. a blue vat dye obtained from plants (as ~ plants), the principal coloring matter C16H10N2O2 of natural ~ usually synthesized as a blue powder with a coppery luster, ~ plant , a deep reddish blue
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n. (pl. -os) 1 a a natural blue dye obtained from the indigo plant. b a synthetic form of this dye. 2 any plant of the genus Indigofera. 3 (in full indigo blue) a colour between blue and violet in the spectrum. Derivatives indigotic adj. Etymology: 16th-c. indico (f. Sp.), indigo (f. Port.) f. L indicum f. Gk indikon INDIAN (dye) INDIRECT adj. 1 not going straight to the point. 2 (of a route etc.) not straight. 3 not directly sought or aimed at (an indirect result). 4 (of lighting) from a concealed source and diffusely reflected. Phrases and idioms indirect object Gram. a person or thing affected by a verbal action but not primarily acted on (e.g. him in give him the book). indirect question Gram. a question in reported speech (e.g. they asked who I was). indirect speech (or oration) = reported speech (see REPORT). indirect tax a tax levied on goods and services and not on income or profits. Derivatives indirectly adv. indirectness n. Etymology: ME f. OF indirect or med.L indirectus (as IN-(1), DIRECT) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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