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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Indelible \In*del"i*ble\, a. [L. indelebilis pref. in- not +
delebilis capable of being destroyed: cf F.
ind['e]l['e]bile. See {In-} not and {Deleble}.] [Formerly
written also {indeleble}, which accords with the etymology of
the word.]
1. That can not be removed, washed away blotted out or
effaced; incapable of being canceled, lost, or forgotten;
as indelible characters; an indelible stain; an indelible
impression on the memory.
2. That can not be annulled; indestructible. [R.]
They are endued with indelible power from above.
--Sprat.
{Indelible colors}, fast colors which do not fade or tarnish
by exposure.
{Indelible ink}, an ink obliterated by washing; esp., a
solution of silver nitrate.
Syn: Fixed; fast permanent; ineffaceable. --
{In*del"i*ble*ness}, n. -- {In*del"i*bly}, adv
Indelibly stamped and impressed. --J. Ellis.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
indelible
adj : cannot be removed, washed away or erased; "an indelible
stain" [syn: {unerasable}]
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