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Plumage; feathers.

Having the edges bent abruptly toward the axis; -- said of the parts of the calyx or corolla in æstivation.

Having induplicate sepals or petals in æstivation.

See Endurance.

Hardened; not soft; indurated. Tyndale.

Hardened; as, indurated clay; an indurated heart. Goldsmith.

State of being indurated, or of having become hard.

Of, pertaining to, or containing, the petrified cases of the larvæ of certain insects. Indusial limestone (Geol.), a fresh-water limestone, largely composed of the agglomerated cases of caddice worms, or larvæ of caddice flies (Phryganea). It is found in Miocene strata of Auvergne, France, and some other localities.…

Furnished with an indusium.

A collection of hairs united so as to form a sort of cup, and inclosing the stigma of a flower.

Consisting in industry; pertaining to industry, or the arts and products of industry; concerning those employed in labor, especially in manual labor, and their wages, duties, and rights. The great ideas of industrial development and economic social amelioration. M. Arnold.

Devotion to industrial pursuits; labor; industry. J. S. Mill.

With reference to industry.

Given to industry; characterized by diligence; constantly, regularly, or habitually occupied; busy; assiduous; not slothful or idle; -- commonly implying devotion to lawful and useful labor. Frugal and industrious men are commonly friendly to the established government. Sir W. Temple.

or mental; steady attention to business; assiduity; -- opposed to sloth and idleness; as, industry pays debts, while idleness or despair will increase them. We are more industrious than our forefathers, because in the present times the funds destined for the maintenance of industry are much greater in proportion to tho…

Covered; -- applied to seeds which have the usual integumentary covering.

Persistent portions of a calyx or corolla; also, leaves which do not disarticulate from the stem, and hence remain for a long time.

Covered with induviæ, as the upper part of the trunk of a palm tree.

remain in possession. The Holy Ghost became a dove, not as a symbol, but as a constantly indwelt form. Milman.

An inhabitant. Spenser.