Indian

ind'yan or in'dl-an, a. Of, or pert, to, either; of the Indies, East or West, or the aborigines of America: made of maize or Indian corn. — n. A native or inhabitant of the Indies: one of the aboriginal inhabitants of America, —so called from their fancied resemblance to the people of India. — Indian com. Maize, a plant of the genus Zea, native of Amer. — /. file. Single file; arrangement of persons in a row following one after another, I 'j the usual way among Indians of >/ traversing woods, etc. — /. summer. A period of warm and pleas- 1 ant weather occurring late in autumn. — India paper. A delicate absorbent paper, manufactured in | China or India, from the inner bark of the bamboo or cotton tree. — /. ink. A substance brought chiefly from China, used for water Indian Corn. j colors, consisting of lamp-black and animal glue; sepia.— /, ru'.ber. See Caoutchouc — India man. ind'yaoj-in^dT-a-man, /(. (JTaut.) A large ship employed in the India trade. Indican. See under Indigo.