indigo
a blue dye obtained from various plants, especially of the genus Indigofera, or manufactured synthetically.
any of numerous hairy plants belonging to the genus Indigofera, of the legume family, having pinnate leaves and clusters of usually red or purple flowers.
a color ranging from a deep violet blue to a dark, grayish blue.
Also called indigo-blue, indigotic. of the color indigo.
Origin of indigo
1Words Nearby indigo
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How to use indigo in a sentence
The canvas comes in multiple colors—like indigo, stone, and hand-dyed turmeric—so you can match this sauna kit with your current wall color or room’s aesthetic.
Textile makers must treat indigo with harsh chemicals to make it soluble.
Scientists find a ‘greener’ way to make jeans blue | Shi En Kim | November 3, 2021 | Science News For StudentsDenin absorbed more indigo in one pass with the new dye than it would have picked up after being dipped in the traditional vat of dye eight times.
Scientists find a ‘greener’ way to make jeans blue | Shi En Kim | November 3, 2021 | Science News For StudentsTo give denim its blue hue, the researchers add indigo powder to a hydrogel containing a small amount of nanocellulose.
Scientists find a ‘greener’ way to make jeans blue | Shi En Kim | November 3, 2021 | Science News For StudentsYour happiness as a reader will depend on how open you are to insights that recognize no coincidences, some of them from the crystal-indigo-rainbow file, as well as proposed, though not explained, secret-knowledge theories.
The tale of a bass player, sonic epiphanies and a quest to save ‘real music’ | Ben Ratliff | February 12, 2021 | Washington Post
With Mood indigo, I had a girlfriend who got really sick in America and I had to pay for the hospital bills.
Michel Gondry on ‘Mood Indigo,’ Kanye West, and the 10th Anniversary of ‘Eternal Sunshine’ | Marlow Stern | July 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBoth Eternal Sunshine and Mood indigo concern a relationship unraveling.
Michel Gondry on ‘Mood Indigo,’ Kanye West, and the 10th Anniversary of ‘Eternal Sunshine’ | Marlow Stern | July 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“With Mood indigo, I really let myself be as me as I could be,” Gondry tells The Daily Beast.
Michel Gondry on ‘Mood Indigo,’ Kanye West, and the 10th Anniversary of ‘Eternal Sunshine’ | Marlow Stern | July 20, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe jeans mysteriously came in a spray can, and were offered in two washes: “indigo,” and “Bright Light.”
American Eagle's Spray-On 'Skinny Skinny' Jeans Are, Thankfully, A Joke | Isabel Wilkinson | March 22, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTHe hangs around with the supposedly psychic indigo Children who inspired The Last Airbender.
The indigo plant is herbaceous, and from one to three feet high, with delicate bluish-green leaves.
A Woman's Journey Round the World | Ida PfeifferNext rinse the veil through two cold waters, tinging the last with indigo.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness | Florence HartleyBut the foot-gin appeared on the scene, and indigo went down before cotton.
Some fifty years later, a planter's daughter tried to raise indigo.
The Story of the Thirteen Colonies | H. A. (Hlne Adeline) GuerberAfter several failures, she succeeded in doing so, and indigo was raised in Carolina until the time came when cotton paid better.
The Story of the Thirteen Colonies | H. A. (Hlne Adeline) Guerber
British Dictionary definitions for indigo
/ (ˈɪndɪˌɡəʊ) /
Also called: indigotin a blue vat dye originally obtained from plants but now made synthetically
any of various tropical plants of the leguminous genus Indigofera, such as the anil, that yield this dye: Compare wild indigo
any of a group of colours that have the same blue-violet hue; a spectral colour
(as adjective): an indigo carpet
Origin of indigo
1Derived forms of indigo
- indigotic (ˌɪndɪˈɡɒtɪk), adjective
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