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Pertaining to, or derived from, indigo; as, indigotic acid, which is also called anilic or nitrosalicylic acid.

See Indigo blue, under Indigo.

which metal is cast; a mold. [Obs.] And from the fire he took up his matter And in the ingot put it with merry cheer. Chaucer.

Steel cast in ingots from the Bessemer converter or open-hearth furnace.

An instrument for performing laryngotomy.

The operation of cutting into the larynx, from the outside of the neck, for assisting respiration when obstructed, or for removing foreign bodies.

Pertaining to both larynx and trachea; as, the laryngotracheal cartilage in the frog.

The operation of cutting into the larynx and the upper part of the trachea, -- a frequent operation for obstruction to breathing.

A tapster. [Obs.]

A linget or ingot; also, a mold for casting metals. See Linget.

An accountant; under Constantine, an officer of the empire; a receiver of revenue; an administrator of a department.

A single type, containing two or more letters; as, æ, Æ, fi, fl, ffl, etc. ; -- called also ligature.

The footless larva of any fly. See Larval.

A magpie. [Obs.] Shak.

State of being maggoty.

Full of whims or fancies; maggoty.

Infested with maggots.

The Barbary ape.

A magpie. [Obs.] Shak.

Unlawfully or irregularly begotten; of bad origin; pernicious. "Valor misbegot." Shak.